CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2942

mercurial: CVE-2008-2942

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 30, 2008, 8:41:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.90% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mercurial	sid	`7.2.4-2`	fixed
Debian	mercurial	forky	`7.2.4-2`	fixed
Debian	mercurial	trixie	`7.0.1-2`	fixed
Debian	mercurial	bookworm	`6.3.2-1+deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	mercurial	bookworm-security	`6.3.2-1+deb12u1`	fixed
Opensuse	mercurial	tumbleweed	`5.9.1-2.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mercurial	source	sid	`1.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[488628]
Debian	mercurial	source	forky	`1.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[488628]
Debian	mercurial	source	trixie	`1.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[488628]
Debian	mercurial	source	bookworm	`1.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[488628]
Opensuse	mercurial	rpm	tumbleweed	`5.9.1-2.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10586-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #488628]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[mercurial-lang]Unknown
Source package: [mercurial]
Details (1)
- 7.2.4-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 5.9.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · mercurial · opensuse · tumbleweed
[mercurial-rust]Unknown
Source package: [mercurial]
Details (1)
- 7.2.4-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 5.9.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · mercurial · opensuse · tumbleweed
[mercurial-tests]Unknown
Source package: [mercurial]
Details (1)
- 7.2.4-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 5.9.1-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · mercurial · opensuse · tumbleweed
[mercurial]Fixed
Source package: [mercurial]
Details (1)
- 7.2.4-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.9.1-2.1
  dsa · mercurial · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mercurial]Fixed
Details (4)
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12
[mercurial-common]Fixed
Source package: [mercurial]
Details (4)
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12
- 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · bookworm; dsa · mercurial · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mercurial]Fixed
Details (2)
- 7.0.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · 13
- 7.0.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · 13
[mercurial-common]Fixed
Source package: [mercurial]
Details (2)
- 7.0.1-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · 13
- 7.0.1-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-2
  dsa · mercurial · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:13 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]