Data Handling in mercurial (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-3630
CWE-ID CWE-19
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 mercurial (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Data Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU32286

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3630

CWE-ID: CWE-19 - Data Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mercurial (Alpine package): 3.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5bafcce1dd15bf47e71e22042af62ece632ebe5d
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=91ff36fbe7831bd7f8575b28cb8063cae27405ed
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d5e04dc629fe4e4681aaefb867f716db5abf2170
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=43622bb26d2e04aa61ae8bfb905ebe671b8abf10


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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