CVE-2016-3630

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.26% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mercurial-scm.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b9714d958e89 third party advisory
https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b6ed2505d6cf third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3630?
CVE-2016-3630 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3630?
To fix CVE-2016-3630, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3630 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3630 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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