UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9462

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9462
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9462.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9462
Upstream
Published
2015-03-31T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:15Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / mercurial

Package

Name
mercurial
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mercurial@2.8.2-1ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.2-1ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.3-1
2.7.2-1
2.8.1-2
2.8.2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.2-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "mercurial"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.2-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "mercurial-common"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9462.json"