VDB
CVE-2017-17458
CVE-2017-17458
PUBLISHED
In Mercurial before 4.4.1, it is possible that a specially malformed repository can cause Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code in the form of a .git/hooks/post-update script checked into the repository. Typical use of Mercurial prevents construction of such repositories, but they can be created programmatically.
EPSS 17.25% · 95.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
17.25%
95.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | mercurial | 2.8.2-1ubuntu1.3, 2.6.3-1, 2.7.2-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | mercurial | 3.4-1ubuntu2, 3.6.2-1ubuntu2, 3.7.3-1ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Sep 26, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 27, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 31, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17458 third-party-advisory
- https://bz.mercurial-scm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5730 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/pipermail/mercurial-devel/2017-November/107333.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.4.1_.282017-11-07.29 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17458 third-party-advisory