9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-1000116
Mercurial SSH Shell Injection
Description

Mercurial prior to 4.3 did not adequately sanitize hostnames passed to ssh, leading to possible shell-injection attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 5, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-1000116 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Mercurial mercurial
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-1000116.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18
    Added Reference https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-20 CWE-78
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.2.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29 No Types Assigned https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-1000116 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.28 }} 1.89%

score

0.89294

percentile

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