CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-2315

9.8 CRITICAL Published 2016-04-08 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2016-04-08
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• suse linux enterprise debuginfo 11 • suse openstack cloud 5 • opensuse leap 42.1 • opensuse opensuse 13.2 • suse linux enterprise server 12 • suse linux enterprise software development kit 11 • suse linux enterprise software development kit 12 • suse suse linux enterprise server 12 • git-scm git 2.7.3

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References