CVE-2014-9462

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.13% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory selenic.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19 vendor advisory
http://chargen.matasano.com/chargen/2015/3/17/this-new-vulnerability-mercurial-command-injection-cve-2014-9462.html exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00085.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/119816 vdb entry
http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNew vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3257 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9462?
CVE-2014-9462 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9462?
To fix CVE-2014-9462, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9462 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9462 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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