SB2017110312 - Command execution in Mercurial
Published: November 3, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017110312
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17458)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.The weakness exists due to cross repositories modification. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted mercurial repository and trigger arbitrary commands on a client during commands such as clone or update.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.