CVE-2017-1000116
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Mercurial prior to 4.3 did not adequately sanitize hostnames passed to ssh, leading to possible shell-injection attacks.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.29% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-10-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| mercurial | mercurial |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3963
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100290
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2489
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-18
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.3_.2F_4.3.1_.282017-08-10.29
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