Critical severity · published Apr 8, 2016
CVE-2016-2324
Integer 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…
9.8
CVSS
18.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)18.1% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Git · Git-scm
through 2.7.3 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
12.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
11; 12; 12.0 · source: NVD
OC
Openstack Cloud · Suse
5 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2324
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2324
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.html
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.html
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.html
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