Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1005-1] mercurial security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
mercurial on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.2-4+deb7u4. We recommend that you upgrade your mercurial packages.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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