Improper Input Validation Affecting mercurial package, versions <3.1.2-2+deb8u5


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.17% (55th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-MERCURIAL-311086
  • published 11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed 6 Jul 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 mercurial to version 3.1.2-2+deb8u5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mercurial package and not the mercurial package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The mpatch_apply function in mpatch.c in Mercurial before 4.6.1 incorrectly proceeds in cases where the fragment start is past the end of the original data, aka OVE-20180430-0004.