CVE-2016-2324

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2324
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-08 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-06-21 15:18:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in Git before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Git-scm Git All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 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 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Suse Openstack Cloud 5 All All All
Application Suse Openstack Cloud 5.0 All All All
Application Suse Openstack Cloud 5.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: git-2.4.11-1.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0831-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Git Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0798-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2938-1: Git vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: git-2.7.4-1.fc24 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Pastebin.com - Not Found (#404) MISC pastebin.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0826-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: git-2.5.5-1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0796-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:0958-1: moderate: Security update for git SUSE lists.opensuse.org
raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txt CONFIRM raw.githubusercontent.com Vendor Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3521-1 git DEBIAN www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0832-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0802-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
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) MLIST www.openwall.com
list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks · git/git@de1e67d · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
GIT Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0829-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0803-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Git: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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