CVE-2014-0479

critical

Description

reportbug before 6.4.4+deb7u1 and 6.5.x before 6.5.0+nmu1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to compare_versions and reportbug/checkversions.py.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95149

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reportbug/+bug/1353046

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69055

http://www.osvdb.org/109858

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2997

http://secunia.com/advisories/59896

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-08-06

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00735