CVE-2016-3630

Name	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-3542-1
Debian Bugs	819504

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
mercurial (PTS)	bullseye	5.6.1-4	fixed
	bookworm	6.3.2-1	fixed
	trixie	6.8.2-1	fixed
	sid	6.9-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	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

Notes

https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29
https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b6ed2505d6cf (1/2)
https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/b9714d958e89 (2/2)