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Improper Input Validation Affecting mercurial package, versions <3.1.2-2+deb8u1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 3.14% (91st percentile)
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NVD
7.3 high
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Red Hat
6.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-MERCURIAL-311054
  • published 31 Mar 2015
  • disclosed 31 Mar 2015
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Introduced: 31 Mar 2015

CVE-2014-9462 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 mercurial to version 3.1.2-2+deb8u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mercurial package and not the mercurial package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.