Vulnerability in Mercurial
CVE-2010-4237
Mercurial before 1.6.4 fails to verify the Common Name field of SSL certificates which allows remote attackers who acquire a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.008 (53.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mercurial — versions 1.6.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@ubuntu.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security@ubuntu.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4237?
- CVE-2010-4237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mercurial, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2010-4237?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.