CVE-2014-1927 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2014-1927

The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly quote...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

python-gnupg project

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Affected Software

python-gnupg
Vulnerable Versions:
0.3.5

Timeline

Official Publish: October 25th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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