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CentOS: (CVE-2016-3068) CESA-2016:0706: mercurial

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CentOS: (CVE-2016-3068) CESA-2016:0706: mercurial

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/06/2016
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-emacs-mercurial
  • centos-upgrade-emacs-mercurial-el
  • centos-upgrade-mercurial
  • centos-upgrade-mercurial-hgk

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