CVE-2017-9462

NameCVE-2017-9462
DescriptionIn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1005-1, DLA-1414-1
Debian Bugs861243

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mercurial (PTS)bullseye5.6.1-4fixed
bookworm6.3.2-1fixed
trixie6.8.2-1fixed
sid6.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mercurialsourcewheezy2.2.2-4+deb7u4DLA-1005-1
mercurialsourcejessie3.1.2-2+deb8u5DLA-1414-1
mercurialsourcestretch4.0-1+deb9u1
mercurialsource(unstable)4.3.1-1861243

Notes

https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.1.3_.282017-4-18.29
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/77eaf9539499
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