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[ GLSA 200807-09 ] Mercurial: Directory traversal
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:08:53 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200807-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mercurial: Directory traversal Date: July 15, 2008 Bugs: #230193 ID: 200807-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A directory traversal vulnerability in Mercurial allows for the renaming of arbitrary files. Background ========== Mercurial is a distributed Source Control Management system. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-util/mercurial < 1.0.1-r2 >= 1.0.1-r2 Description =========== Jakub Wilk discovered a directory traversal vulnerabilty in the applydiff() function in the mercurial/patch.py file. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to import a specially crafted patch, possibly resulting in the renaming of arbitrary files, even outside the repository. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Mercurial users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/mercurial-1.0.1-r2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-2942 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2942 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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