CVE-2014-1928

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    CVE-2014-1928

    Published: 25 Oct 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://secunia.com/advisories/56616, http://secunia.com/advisories/59031, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2946, https://code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/issues/detail?id=98, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/246, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/294, https://code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/issues/detail?id=98, https://code.google.com/p/python-gnupg/

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    User Interaction
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