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CVE-2017-9462GHSA-GHJX-3JG5-H6R2PYSEC-2017-91

In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve --stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbi

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Fix
Fixed in 4.1.3
1 Metasploit module

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated
  3. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • mercurialPyPI

    fixed in 4.1.3

References 9

access.redhat.com

mercurial-scm.org

lists.debian.org

debian.org

security.gentoo.org

bugs.debian.org

securityfocus.com

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework