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CVE-2016-3630

Published: Apr 13, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6.8 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3630
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/19.html

The binary delta decoder in Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) clone, (2) push, or (3) pull command, related to (a) a list sizing rounding error and (b) short records.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Fedora Fedoraproject 22 (including) 22 (including)
Fedora Fedoraproject 23 (including) 23 (including)
Mercurial Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Mercurial Ubuntu precise *
Mercurial Ubuntu trusty *
Mercurial Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Mercurial Ubuntu upstream *
Mercurial Ubuntu wily *

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