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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0182
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0182)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0182 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0182 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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/OS:
'mercurial' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9462
BugTraq ID: 99123
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99123
Debian Security Information: DSA-3963 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00005.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1576
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1576
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