Vulnerability in Git
CVE-2006-0477
Buffer overflow in git-checkout-index in GIT before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an index file with a long symbolic link.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Git — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.0b, 1.0.3
References
- lwn.net/Articles/169623/ (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/18643 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16417 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24360 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0367 (vdb-entry)