CVE-2014-9462

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Published 2022-05-14 · Modified 2024-05-01

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The _validaterepo function in sshpeer in Mercurial before 3.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted repository name in a clone command.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

30%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
13.2	Affected	—
13.1	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.4-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.4-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.4-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.4-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.4-1`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	mercurial	`<3.2.4`	`3.2.4`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
mercurial	mercurial	`{"endIncluding":"3.2.3"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.