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FreeBSD : mercurial -- multiple issues (b0628e53-092a-4037-938b-29805a7cd31b)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 103861
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
mercurial developers reports :Mercurial prior to version 4.3 is vulnerable to a missing symlink check that can malicious repositories to modify files outside the repository
Mercurial prior to 4.3 did not adequately sanitize hostnames passed to ssh, leading to possible shell-injection attacks.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 103861
File Name: freebsd_pkg_b0628e53092a4037938b29805a7cd31b.nasl
Version: 3.6
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 10/17/2017
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mercurial, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2017