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CVE-2008-2942

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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in patch.py in Mercurial 1.0.1 allows user-assisted attackers to modify arbitrary files via ".." (dot dot) sequences in a patch file.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2gw-x5jf-pgwv

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2633

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43551

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30072

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493881/100/0/threaded

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/1

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/31167

http://secunia.com/advisories/31110

http://secunia.com/advisories/31108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00581

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