6.8med
CVE-2008-2942
Mercurial Directory traversal vulnerability
Also known as GHSA-v2gw-x5jf-pgwv, PYSEC-2026-666
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | mercurial | <1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- selenic.com /hg/rev/87c704ac92d4 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43551 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/30072 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-2633 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
- wiki.rpath.com /Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/493881/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/31110 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/31167 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/31108 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2942 · advisory
- github.com /dscho/hg · package
- pypi.org /project/mercurial · package
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-v2gw-x5jf-pgwv · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-2942
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-v2gw-x5jf-pgwv
- NVD: CVE-2008-2942
- OSV: PYSEC-2026-666
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