SB2019042209 - Symlink attack in Mercurial
Published: April 22, 2019 Updated: June 25, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019042209
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Symlink attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3902)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A remote user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to and write files outside a repository.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.