CVE-2016-3630 describes a critical vulnerability in Mercurial versions prior to 3.7.3, specifically within its binary delta decoder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered during clone, push, or pull operations due to a list sizing rounding error and short records, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.