CVE-2017-17458 | BDVDB-2026-93770 Detail
Description#
In Mercurial before 4.4.1, it is possible that a specially malformed repository can cause Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code in the form of a .git/hooks/post-update script checked into the repository. Typical use of Mercurial prevents construction of such repositories, but they can be created programmatically.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00027.html
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.4.1_.282017-11-07.29
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00041.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00005.html
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/pipermail/mercurial-devel/2017-November/107333.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102926
- https://bz.mercurial-scm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5730
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00032.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.