vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-3068: Mercurial: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 13, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

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

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-vcs-mercurial
Title
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