PYSEC-2016-29

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    PYSEC-2016-29

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html, https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b6ed2505d6cf, https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html, https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b9714d958e89, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vjf-jjcq-3gh7

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mercurial

    Purl: pkg:pypi/mercurial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.7.3

    Affected versions

    0.8.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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