Out-of-bounds Read in Git-Scm Git
CVE-2018-11233
In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Git-Scm Git — versions 2.17.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104346 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11233?
- CVE-2018-11233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Git-Scm Git, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11233?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11233 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.