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CVE-2008-2942 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31108 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31110 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31167 CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml CVE, MITRE
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493881/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30072 CVE, MITRE
http://www.selenic.com/hg/rev/87c704ac92d4 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43551 CVE, MITRE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2633 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2942
NVD Published Date:
06/30/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE