CVE-2018-17983
Mercurial Malformed Manifest Entry Out-of-Bounds Read
Description
cext/manifest.c in Mercurial before 4.7.2 has an out-of-bounds read during parsing of a malformed manifest entry.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 4, 2018, 11:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 13, 2018, 3:48 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-17983.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/5405cb1a7901 | Patch |
| https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.7.2_.282018-10-01.29 | Release Notes |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/5405cb1a7901 No Types Assigned https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/rev/5405cb1a7901 Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.7.2_.282018-10-01.29 No Types Assigned https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.7.2_.282018-10-01.29 Release Notes Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.7.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17983 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17983
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} 0.00%
score
0.60546
percentile