CVE-2016-2315
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 17.7%git - security update
Published: 4/8/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
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 packages (2)
- Debian/gitfrom 0, < 1:2.7.0-1
- Debian/gitfrom 0, < 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |