| Name | CVE-2016-3068 |
| Description | Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3542-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
| Debian Bugs | 819504 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mercurial (PTS) | stretch | 4.0-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.0-1+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster | 4.8.2-1+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid | 5.6.1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mercurial | source | wheezy | 2.2.2-4+deb7u2 | DSA-3542-1 | ||
| mercurial | source | jessie | 3.1.2-2+deb8u2 | DSA-3542-1 | ||
| mercurial | source | (unstable) | 3.7.3-1 | 819504 |
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29
https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/34d43cb85de8