CVE-2016-3630

Public on 2016-04-13

Modified on 2016-05-03

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.

Severity

Important

See what this means

CVSS v3 Base Score

6.8

See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	mercurial	2016-05-03 10:30	ALAS-2016-697

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD	CVSSv2	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD	CVSSv3	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2016-3630 Mitre: CVE-2016-3630 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity