high7.5
CVE-2017-1000115
Mercurial missing symlink check
Impact
Mercurial prior to version 4.3 is vulnerable to a missing symlink check that can malicious repositories to modify files outside the repository
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | mercurial | < 4.3.1 | 4.3.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mercurial | Mercurial | before 4.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | Versions 7.4, 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | Versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | Versions 7.4, 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Version 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvr9-wr9p-grgr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000115
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227155758/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2017-88.yaml