High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3630
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
mercurialPyPI | < 3.7.3 | 3.7.3 |
Affected products
16- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords5 versionspkg:pypi/mercurialpkg:rpm/opensuse/mercurial&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/mercurial&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/mercurial&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/mercurial&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 3.7.3+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.7.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.2-0.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vjf-jjcq-3gh7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3630ghsaADVISORY
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b6ed2505d6cfnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b9714d958e89nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNewnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2016-29.yamlghsaWEB
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