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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for python-gnupg (DLA-2862-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-gnupg' package(s) announced via the DLA-2862-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
A couple of vulnerabilities were found in python-gnupg, a Python wrapper for the GNU Privacy Guard. CVE-2018-12020 Marcus Brinkmann discovered that GnuPG before 2.2.8 improperly handled certain command line parameters. A remote attacker could use this to spoof the output of GnuPG and cause unsigned e-mail to appear signed. CVE-2019-6690 It was discovered that python-gnupg incorrectly handled the GPG passphrase. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted passphrase that would allow them to control the output of encryption and decryption operations.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'python-gnupg' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.3.9-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your python-gnupg packages.