python-gnupg vulnerable to shell injection

MEDIO 4.4CVE-2014-1929 · GHSA-vcr5-xr9h-mvc5 · PYSEC-2014-92 · Published 25/10/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
python-gnupg PyPI	`≥ 0.3.5, < 0.3.7`	`0.3.7`
python-gnupg python-gnupg_project	`= 0.3.5= 0.3.6`	No fix yet

Description

python-gnupg 0.3.5 and 0.3.6 allow for shell injection via a failure to escape backslashes in the shell_quote() function. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7323.

NVD description

python-gnupg 0.3.5 and 0.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to "option injection through positional arguments." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7323.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1929 · ADVISORY
alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/debian-security-tracker-commits/2014-June/028512.html · WEB
code.google.com/archive/p/python-gnupg/issues/98 · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-vcr5-xr9h-mvc5 · ADVISORY
pypa/advisory-database · WEB
vsajip/python-gnupg · PACKAGE
web.archive.org/web/20200228170437/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65539 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/04/3 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/04/4 · WEB
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/245 · WEB
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/335 · WEB
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2946 · WEB
secunia.com/advisories/59031

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