Resource exhaustion in Git-scm Git
CVE-2017-15298
Git through 2.14.2 mishandles layers of tree objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted repository, aka a Git bomb. This can also have an impact of disk consumption; however, an a…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.004 (63.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Git-scm Git
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15298?
- CVE-2017-15298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Git-scm Git, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15298?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.