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CVE-2008-4297 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122169840003798&w=2
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0276
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496488/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31223
http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/WhatsNew#head-905b8adb3420a77d92617e06590055bd8952e02b
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2604
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45229
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2753

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4297
NVD Published Date:
09/27/2008
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018
Source:
MITRE