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critical 9.8

CVE-2013-7323 json

python-gnupg allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-c2fx-8r76-gh36 , PYSEC-2014-89 , EUVD-2014-0087

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

python-gnupg before 0.3.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • pypi python-gnupg 0.3.5, 0.3.7
  • python-gnupg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.3.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7323

  • python-gnupg Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.3.6-1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7323

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-7323 updated cvss 6.8

python-gnupg: incorrect fix against shell injection

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/244 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/294 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi python-gnupg
<0.3.7
<0.3.5
0.3.7
0.3.5

References

Sources

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