CVE-2018-1000132
Publication date 14 March 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Mercurial version 4.5 and earlier contains a Incorrect Access Control (CWE-285) vulnerability in Protocol server that can result in Unauthorized data access. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 4.5.1.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Mercurial incorrectly handled access control. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| mercurial | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 3.7.3-1ubuntu1.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.1 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |