CVE-2017-1000115

Description

Mercurial prior to version 4.3 is vulnerable to a missing symlink check that can malicious repositories to modify files outside the repository

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.14% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mercurial-scm.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000115?
CVE-2017-1000115 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000115?
To fix CVE-2017-1000115, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-1000115 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-1000115 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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