{"cve":"CVE-2014-1932","nvd":{"published":"2014-04-17T14:55:11.090","modified":"2026-06-17T00:05:46.367","status":"Modified","description":"The (1) load_djpeg function in JpegImagePlugin.py, (2) Ghostscript function in EpsImagePlugin.py, (3) load function in IptcImagePlugin.py, and (4) _copy function in Image.py in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow before 2.3.1 do not properly create temporary files, which allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on the temporary file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65511","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1","https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737059"],"products":["python:pillow","pythonware:python_imaging_library"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:32:06.812358378+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-1932","score":0.00496,"percentile":0.42559,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x895-2wrm-hvp7","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x895-2wrm-hvp7","summary":"PIL and Pillow Vulnerable to Symlink Attack on Tmpfiles","modified":"2024-10-09T20:24:22.774135Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pillow","purl":"pkg:pypi/pillow","ranges":["<2.3.1"],"fixed":["2.3.1"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2014-22","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2014-22","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:02:54.675174686Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pillow","purl":"pkg:pypi/pillow","ranges":["<2.3.1"],"fixed":["2.3.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}