CVE-2010-2542
Published: 11 August 2010
Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git before 1.7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long gitdir: field in a .git file in a working copy.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| kees | git from hardy and earlier is not what was "git-core". This is a non-issue due to stack-protector. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
git Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Not vulnerable
(not the same software)
|
| hardy |
Not vulnerable
(not the same software)
|
|
| jaunty |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.7.2)
|
|
| This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of gcc's stack protector in Ubuntu. | ||
|
git-core Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Not vulnerable
|
| hardy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jaunty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| karmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|