Buffer overflow in Git-scm Git
CVE-2016-2315
revision.c in git before 2.7.4 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.177 (95.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Git-scm Git — versions 2.7.3
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Suse Linux_enterprise_debuginfo — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 12
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 11, 12
- Suse Openstack_cloud — versions 5
- Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 12
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0829 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE, Vendor Advisory)
- FEDORA-2016-8f164810c3 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- DSA-3521 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- GLSA-201605-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- 1035290 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 84355 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0803 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- FEDORA-2016-cee7647200 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2315?
- CVE-2016-2315 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Git-scm Git, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2315?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.