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CVE-2014-1932

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-1932 is a local vulnerability affecting Python Imaging Library (PIL) versions 1.1.7 and earlier, and Pillow before 2.3.1. It allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information through a symlink attack on temporary files created by specific functions within these libraries. With a CVSS score of 4.4, this vulnerability has a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:pillow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pythonware:python_imaging_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.4MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pillowFixed in: 2.3.1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: python-imaging
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: python-imaging
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: python-pillow

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-x895-2wrm-hvp7high

PIL and Pillow Vulnerable to Symlink Attack on Tmpfiles

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-1932Low

python-imaging: insecure temporary file creation

Jan 29, 2014

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00002.html
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
github.com / python-imaging/Pillow/commit/4e9f367dfd3f04c8f5d23f7f759ec12782e10ee7
ExploitPatch
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201612-52
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/02/11/1
securityfocus.com / bid/65511
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2168-1