UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6690

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6690

    Published: 21 Mar 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-6690

    Summary:

    Details: python-gnupg 0.4.3 allows context-dependent attackers to trick gnupg to decrypt other ciphertext than intended. To perform the attack, the passphrase to gnupg must be controlled by the adversary and the ciphertext should be trusted. Related to a "CWE-20: Improper Input Validation" issue affecting the affect functionality component.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6690, https://github.com/stigtsp/CVE-2019-6690-python-gnupg-vulnerability, https://github.com/vsajip/python-gnupg/commit/39eca266dd837e2ad89c94eb17b7a6f50b25e7cf#diff-88b99bb28683bd5b7e3a204826ead112, https://github.com/vsajip/python-gnupg/commit/3003b654ca1c29b0510a54b9848571b3ad57df19#diff-88b99bb28683bd5b7e3a204826ead112, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3964-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4839-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6690

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-gnupg

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    0.3.5-2
    0.3.6-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High