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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00062.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00071.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00074.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00076.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00077.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjgThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0496.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3521Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84355Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035290Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2938-1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/de1e67d0703894cb6ea782e36abb63976ab07e60Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txtVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00062.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00071.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00074.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00076.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00077.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjgThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0496.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3521Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84355Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035290Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2938-1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/de1e67d0703894cb6ea782e36abb63976ab07e60Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txtVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 8, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified