CVE-2014-1927: PYSEC-2014-90 - The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly quote strings, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrar

CVE-2014-1927 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2014-10-25

Technologies: python-gnupg (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Executive brief

The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly quote strings, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors, as demonstrated using "$(" command-substitution sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1928. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7323.

Affected products

PyPI python-gnupg

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