CVE-2006-0477
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-0477 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-01-31 11:03:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in git-checkout-index in GIT before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an index file with a long symbolic link. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 0.067180000 probability, percentile 0.912830000 (date 2026-04-16)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.0b | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Git | Git | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIT 1.1.5 [LWN.net] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lwn.net | Patch |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| GIT "git-checkout-index" Symbolic Link Handling Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| GIT Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.