Mercurial CVE-2017-9462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:99123

CVE-2017-9462 |

Info

Mercurial CVE-2017-9462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 99123
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-9462
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 13 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 24 2017 09:08AM
Credit: Jonathan Claudius of Mozilla.
Vulnerable: SuSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
SuSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 SP4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Oracle Linux 7
Oracle Linux 6
Mercurial Mercurial 4.1.2
Mercurial Mercurial 4.1.1
Mercurial Mercurial 4.0.2
Mercurial Mercurial 4.0.1
Mercurial Mercurial 3.9.2
Mercurial Mercurial 3.9.1
Mercurial Mercurial 3.7.2
Mercurial Mercurial 3.7.1
Mercurial Mercurial 3.6.3
Mercurial Mercurial 3.6.2
Mercurial Mercurial 3.5.2
Mercurial Mercurial 3.5.1
Mercurial Mercurial 3.2.4
Mercurial Mercurial 3.2.3
Mercurial Mercurial 1.6.3
Mercurial Mercurial 1.0.2
Mercurial Mercurial 1.0.1
Mercurial Mercurial 4.1
Mercurial Mercurial 4.0
Mercurial Mercurial 3.9
Mercurial Mercurial 3.8
Mercurial Mercurial 3.7.3
Mercurial Mercurial 3.7
Mercurial Mercurial 3.6
Mercurial Mercurial 3.5
Mercurial Mercurial 1.6.4
Not Vulnerable: Mercurial Mercurial 4.1.3

Discussion

Mercurial CVE-2017-9462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Mercurial is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected system. Failed exploit attempts may result in a denial-of-service condition.

Versions prior to Mercurial 4.1.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Mercurial CVE-2017-9462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mercurial CVE-2017-9462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Mercurial CVE-2017-9462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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