CVE-2017-9462
Published: 06 June 2017
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.
From the Ubuntu security team
It was discovered that Mercurial incorrectly handled repository names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 8.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
mercurial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(3.7.3-1ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4)
|
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Patches: Upstream: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/77eaf9539499 |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | backported patches in debian bug report |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9462
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.1.3_.282017-4-18.29
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/77eaf9539499
- https://bugs.debian.org/861243
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian