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CVE-2016-2315

Date: April 8, 2016

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (30)

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00071.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2938-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00077.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00074.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.html

Url: http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjg

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0496.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3521

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.html

Url: https://github.com/git/git/commit/de1e67d0703894cb6ea782e36abb63976ab07e60

Url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txt

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00011.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2315

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00062.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.html

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2315

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00076.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2315

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84355

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-2315

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035290

Url: https://github.com/git/git/commit/34fa79a6cde56d6d428ab0d3160cb094ebad3305

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/5

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.html

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-2315

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	10.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2016-2315

Date: April 8, 2016

Language: C

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