VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2942
Directory traversal vulnerability in patch.py in Mercurial 1.0.1 allows user-assisted attackers to modify arbitrary files via ".." (dot dot) sequences in a patch file.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.90%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in patch.py in Mercurial 1.0.1 allows user-assisted attackers to modify arbitrary files via ".." (dot dot) sequences in a patch file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- mercurial/mercurial
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31167
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493881/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30072
- http://www.selenic.com/hg/rev/87c704ac92d4Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43551
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2633
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31167
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493881/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30072
- http://www.selenic.com/hg/rev/87c704ac92d4Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43551
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2633
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.