Information disclosure in mercurial (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1000132
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 mercurial (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU11150

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000132

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mercurial (Alpine package): 4.0.1-r0 - 4.3.1-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d5a8238bf36d48e617f3b48558be114ca2c788d8
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fd5d18f37e7b143d103323cc6850506536fcf0ac
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1e8949049413dd8713037a019c1d834ed4c00aba


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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