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CVE-2016-3105
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2016-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-284
Description
The convert extension in Mercurial before 3.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git repository name.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 8.0
- mercurial: through 3.7.3
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00082.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3570
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90536
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19
- https://selenic.com/hg/rev/a56296f55a5e
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.8_.2F_3.8.1_.282016-5-1.29
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00082.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3570
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90536
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19
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