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CVE-2015-7545
Published:April 13, 2016
Updated:September 21, 2026
The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.
Related Resources (24)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034501
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7545
https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/5/683
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-7545
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.6.1.txt
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7545
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78711
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3435
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2515.html
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2835-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269794
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00066.html
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Improper Access Control
CWE-284
EPSS
Base Score:
17.58