Executive Summary

Summary
Title Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities
Informations
Name USN-2168-1 First vendor Publication 2014-04-15
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2014-04-15
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.4 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Python Imaging Library could be made to overwrite or expose files.

Software Description: - python-imaging: Python Imaging Library

Details:

Jakub Wilk discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files, or gain access to temporary file contents. (CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
python-imaging 1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
python-imaging 1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-imaging 1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
python-imaging 1.1.7-1ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2168-1
CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-1ubuntu0.2

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2168-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
50 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
50 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24565
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24565
Title: USN-2168-1 -- python-imaging vulnerabilities
Description: Python Imaging Library could be made to overwrite or expose files.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-2168-1
CVE-2014-1932
CVE-2014-1933
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 13.10
Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 10.04
Product(s): python-imaging
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25172
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25172
Title: SUSE-SU-2014:0705-1 -- Security update for python-imaging
Description: This python-imaging update fixes the following two security issues: * bnc#863541: Fixed insecure temporary file creation and handling (CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933)
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): SUSE-SU-2014:0705-1
CVE-2014-1932
CVE-2014-1933
Version: 3
Platform(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Product(s): python-imaging
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-01-03 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201612-52.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-30 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2015-099.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-01-19 Name : The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software.
File : solaris11_py_pil_20140731.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-24 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2014-14883.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-24 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2014-14980.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2014-326.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-05-23 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_python-imaging-140422.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-05-09 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2014-082.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-05-02 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2014-5487.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-05-02 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2014-5492.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-04-16 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-2168-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2014-04-19 13:29:22
  • Multiple Updates
2014-04-18 13:30:03
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2014-04-17 13:25:51
  • Multiple Updates
2014-04-15 17:19:52
  • First insertion