pillow — security advisory
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.
- Products
- pillow
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.4.0-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-1932
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:39 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1932
pillow
Fixed versions: 2.4.0-1
pillow
Fixed versions: 2.4.0-1
pillow
Fixed versions: 2.4.0-1
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1932",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
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"title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1932",
"summary": "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.",
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"modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:28.480450729Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
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"references": [
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"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": null
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 413968,
"published_at": "2014-04-17T14:55:11.09+00:00"
}