Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-3068

RCE

Title: Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-3068.

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Apr 13, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.8 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
5.00%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-3068: Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.

Impacted Vendors

M
mercurial 1
S
suse 1
J
jenkins 1

Reference Links

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0706.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85733 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19 https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/34d43cb85de8 https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0706.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85733 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19 https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/34d43cb85de8 https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-3068 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.