SB2016051614 - Improper access control in mercurial (Alpine package)
Published: May 16, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016051614
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3105)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The convert extension in Mercurial before 3.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git repository name.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.