Mercurial has Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-9462US | high8.8 | Exploit | ||
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 rep… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1576WEB
- https://bugs.debian.org/861243WEB
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghjx-3jg5-h6r2ADVISORY
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2017-91.yamlWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00005.htmlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9462ADVISORY
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18WEB
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