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title: "CVE-2014-0479\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0479?format=md
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# CVE-2014-0479

Publication date 6 August 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0479?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| reportbug | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 6.5.0+nmu1ubuntu0.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 6.3.1ubuntu1.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

DSA-2997-1

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0479)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0479)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-0479)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0479)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0479>