CVE-2015-7545

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7545
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-13 15:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe (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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.0 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.1 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.2 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.3 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.4 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.5 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.6 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.7 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.8 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.4.9 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.5.0 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.5.1 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.5.2 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.5.3 All All All
Application Git Project Git 2.6.0 All All All
Application Git Project Git All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Redhat Software Collections 1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1269794 – (CVE-2015-7545) CVE-2015-7545 git: arbitrary code execution via crafted URLs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Git CVE-2015-7545 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
git/2.4.10.txt at master · git/git · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
GIT git-remote-ext Helper URL Processing Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
Git: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-01) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
LKML: Junio C Hamano: [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.6.1, v2.5.4, v2.4.10 and v2.3.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org
git/2.6.1.txt at master · git/git · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
USN-2835-1: Git vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
git/2.3.10.txt at master · git/git · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE for git issue - please use CVE-2015-7545 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3435-1 git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
git/2.5.4.txt at master · git/git · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:1968-1: moderate: Security update for git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021 - pub/scm/git/git - Git at Google af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.googlesource.com
oss-security - Re: CVE for git issue - please use CVE-2015-7545 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE for git issue - please use CVE-2015-7545 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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