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.
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122169840003798&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/32182
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0276
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496488/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31223
www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/WhatsNew#head-905b8adb3420a77d92617e06590055bd8952e02b
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2604
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45229
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2753