CVE-2014-1928: python-gnupg's shell_quote function does not properly escape characters

November 6, 2018 (updated October 25, 2024)

The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly escape characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors, as demonstrated using “" (backslash) characters to form multi-command sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1927. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7323.

References

code.google.com/p/python-gnupg
code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/issues/detail?id=98
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2jc8-4r6g-282j
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-gnupg/PYSEC-2014-91.yaml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1928

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