CVE-2016-2315 in Git

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 02/11/2016
• Disclosure: 04/08/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-81385 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.8
• EPSS: 0.17652
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2315
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2315
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-2315/