CVE-2008-2942

N/A Unknown

Published: June 30, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in patch.py in Mercurial 1.0.1 allows user-assisted attackers to modify arbitrary files via ".." (dot dot) sequences in a patch file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31108

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31110

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31167

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493881/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30072

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.selenic.com/hg/rev/87c704ac92d4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43551

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2633

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html