{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3068","details":"Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.","modified":"2025-09-08T16:43:40Z","published":"2016-04-13T16:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-3068"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3068"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/34d43cb85de8"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3068"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mercurial","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mercurial@2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4"}]}],"versions":["2.6.3-1","2.7.2-1","2.8.1-2","2.8.2-1ubuntu1","2.8.2-1ubuntu1.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4","binary_name":"mercurial"},{"binary_version":"2.8.2-1ubuntu1.4","binary_name":"mercurial-common"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3068.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}