vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-9462): mercurial vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 6, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 6, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 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
ubuntu-upgrade-mercurial
References
- CVE-2017-9462
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-9462
- CWE-732
- DEBIAN-DSA-3963
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-0073
- https://bugs.debian.org/861243
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-0073
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9462
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/77eaf9539499
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.1.3_.282017-4-18.29
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