CVE-2014-9462
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.8
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-3pmw-h7j4-rf54Mercurial vulnerable to arbitrary command execution via a crafted repository name in a clone command2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.
- PYSEC-2015-142015-03-31vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (19)
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- http://chargen.matasano.com/chargen/2015/3/17/this-new-vulnerability-mercurial-command-injection-cve-2014-9462.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00085.htmlcnnvd
- http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNewcnnvd
- http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.2.4_.282015-01-01.29Patchcnnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/119816cnnvd
- http://chargen.matasano.com/chargen/2015/3/17/this-new-vulnerability-mercurial-command-injection-cve-2014-9462.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00085.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNewenisa_euvd
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