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CVE-2017-9462

high

Description

In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve --stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by using --debugger as a repository name.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00005.html

https://bugs.debian.org/861243

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1576

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99123

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963

https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.1.3_.282017-4-18.29

https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/77eaf9539499

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-06-06

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.50832