CVE-2016-3630
Mercurial arbitrary code execution vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-3630
To remediate CVE-2016-3630, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/mercurial—upgrade to 3.7.3-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.7.3 or later
- —upgrade to 3.7.3 or later
Is CVE-2016-3630 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.7.3-1
- from 0, < 3.7.3
- from 0, < 3.7.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |