Improper Input Validation Affecting mercurial package, versions <0:2.6.2-10.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-MERCURIAL-4931844
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Mar 2018

Introduced: 8 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1000132  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 mercurial to version 0:2.6.2-10.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2276.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mercurial package and not the mercurial package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mercurial version 4.5 and earlier contains a Incorrect Access Control (CWE-285) vulnerability in Protocol server that can result in Unauthorized data access. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 4.5.1.