CVE-2016-2315

Published: 16 March 2016

revision.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.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 9.8

Status

Package	Release	Status
git Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Released (1:1.7.9.5-1ubuntu0.3)
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was released [1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3])
	upstream	Released (2.7.0)
	wily	Released (1:2.5.0-1ubuntu0.2)

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2315
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2938-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1557787
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=818318
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971328

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