CVE-2017-9462 | BDVDB-2026-86152 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1576
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/77eaf9539499
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.1.3_.282017-4-18.29
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18
- https://bugs.debian.org/861243
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99123
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.