vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-9462: mercurial -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 6, 2017 | Sep 4, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 6, 2017
Added
Sep 4, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve --stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by using --debugger as a repository name.
Solution
debian-upgrade-mercurial
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