Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4297 (CCN-45229)

Assigned:2008-08-13
Published:2008-08-13
Updated:2018-10-11
Summary:Mercurial before 1.0.2 does not enforce the allowpull permission setting for a pull operation from hgweb, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from a repository via an "hg pull" request.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4297

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2008:020

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20080918 CVE Request (mercurial)

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
32182

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0276

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 48318
Mercurial hgweb allowpull Permission Enforcement Weakness

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080917 rPSA-2008-0276-1 mercurial mercurial-hgk

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
31223

Source: CCN
Type: BID-31223
Mercurial hgweb 'allowpull' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Mercurial Web site
Release Notes, Version 1.0.2 - 2008-08-13

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/WhatsNew#head-905b8adb3420a77d92617e06590055bd8952e02b

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-2604

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mercurial-allowpull-info-disclosure(45229)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mercurial-allowpull-info-disclosure(45229)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2753

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2008:020
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.0.1)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mercurial:mercurial:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20084297
    V
    CVE-2008-4297
    2015-11-16
    BACK
    mercurial mercurial *
    mercurial mercurial 1.0.1