CVE-2016-2315

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2315
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-08 14:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionrevision.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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/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
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Git-scm Git 2.7.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 sp1 All All
Application Suse Openstack Cloud 5 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0803-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0826-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0798-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
GIT Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks · git/git@de1e67d · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Git: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-01) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Pastebin.com - Not Found (#404) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pastebin.com Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:0958-1: moderate: Security update for git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 raw.githubusercontent.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: git-2.5.5-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0832-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: git-2.7.4-1.fc24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: git-2.4.11-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0831-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Git Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0829-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - server and client side remote code execution through a bu ffer overflow in all git versions before 2.7.1 (unpublished ᴄᴠᴇ-2016-2324 and ᴄᴠᴇ‑2016‑2315) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0802-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2938-1: Git vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3521-1 git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
prefer memcpy to strcpy · git/git@34fa79a · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0796-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
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