CVE-2016-3068: Mercurial arbitrary code execution via a crafted git ext:: URL
(updated )
Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7c2-rqm3-c97m
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2016-26.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3068
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19
- selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/34d43cb85de8
- web.archive.org/web/20200228003737/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85733
- www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew
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