CVE catalog
CVE-2014-0479
reportbug: CVE-2014-0479
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.73% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | reportbug | sid | 13.2.0+nmu1 | fixed |
| Debian | reportbug | forky | 13.2.0+nmu1 | fixed |
| Debian | reportbug | trixie | 13.2.0 | fixed |
| Debian | reportbug | bookworm | 12.0.0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | reportbug | 14.04 | 6.4.4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | reportbug | 14.04 | 6.5.0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | reportbug | 14.04 | 6.5.0+nmu1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | reportbug | source | sid | 6.5.0+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | reportbug | source | forky | 6.5.0+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | reportbug | source | trixie | 6.5.0+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | reportbug | source | bookworm | 6.5.0+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | reportbug | deb | 14.04 | 6.5.0+nmu1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0479 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [python3-reportbug]Fixed
Source package: [reportbug]
Details (2)
12.0.0· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · bookworm; dsa · reportbug · debian · 12
12.0.0· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · bookworm; dsa · reportbug · debian · 12
- [reportbug]Fixed
Details (2)
12.0.0· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · bookworm; dsa · reportbug · debian · 12
12.0.0· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · bookworm; dsa · reportbug · debian · 12
- [reportbug-gtk]Fixed
Source package: [reportbug]
Details (2)
12.0.0· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · bookworm; dsa · reportbug · debian · 12
12.0.0· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · bookworm; dsa · reportbug · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [python3-reportbug]Fixed
Source package: [reportbug]
Details (2)
13.2.0· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · 13
13.2.0· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · 13
- [reportbug]Fixed
Details (2)
13.2.0· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · 13
13.2.0· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · 13
- [reportbug-gtk]Fixed
Source package: [reportbug]
Details (2)
13.2.0· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · 13
13.2.0· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.5.0+nmu1dsa · reportbug · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0479]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-31-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2997-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0479]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0479]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]