Mercurial before 1.6.4 fails to verify the Common Name field of SSL certificates which allows remote attackers who acquire a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade mercurial | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade mercurial | Dec 12, 2013 | Dec 10, 2013 |
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