CVE-2014-1933
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
The (1) JpegImagePlugin.py and (2) EpsImagePlugin.py scripts in Python Image Library (PIL) 1.1.7 and earlier and Pillow before 2.3.1 uses the names of temporary files on the command line, which makes it easier for local users to conduct symlink attacks by listing the processes.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (39th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-0042)
- Published
- April 17, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0042 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- python / pillow
- pythonware / python imaging library
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65513
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1
- https://github.com/python-imaging/Pillow/commit/4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7(Exploit, Patch)
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-52
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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