High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-3069
CVE-2016-3069
Description
Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted name when converting a Git repository.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
mercurialPyPI | < 3.7.3 | 3.7.3 |
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
20- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/197eed39e3d5nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/80cac1de6aeanvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/ae279d4a19e9nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b732e7f2aba4nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/cdda7b96afffnvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0706.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8fm8-7365-5rh2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3069ghsaADVISORY
- www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNewnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2016-27.yamlghsaWEB
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19nvdWEB
News mentions
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