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CVE-2015-7545
The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and…
Critical9.8EPSS 18.7%
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- redhat
Description
The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 18.7% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- RHSA-2015:2515 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1968 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-201605-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151208 CVE for git issue - please use CVE-2015-7545 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20151005 [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.6.1, v2.5.4, v2.4.10 and v2.3.10 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.6.1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1034501 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269794 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2835-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151211 Re: CVE for git issue - please use CVE-2015-7545 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 78711 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151209 Re: CVE for git issue - please use CVE-2015-7545 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SSA:2016-123-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- DSA-3435 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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