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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-3630: Mercurial: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-3630: Mercurial: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-vcs-mercurial

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