ubuntu-cve-2016-3630
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-04-13 16:59
Modified
2025-09-08 16:43
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "mercurial",
            "binary_version": "2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "mercurial-common",
            "binary_version": "2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "mercurial",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mercurial@2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.6.3-1",
        "2.7.2-1",
        "2.8.1-2",
        "2.8.2-1ubuntu1",
        "2.8.2-1ubuntu1.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3630",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:43:41Z",
  "published": "2016-04-13T16:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3630"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b6ed2505d6cf"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b9714d958e89"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3630"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-3630"
  ]
}



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