High severity · published Apr 13, 2016
CVE-2016-3630
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…
8.8
CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
22; 23 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
11; 12; 12 · source: NVD
ME
Mercurial · Mercurial
through 3.7.2 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3630
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3630
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html
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