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CVE-2016-2315
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…
Critical9.8EPSS 17.3%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.3% · top 2.9% 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
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- affected n/a
References (25)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0829 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-8f164810c3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-3521 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201605-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1035290 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 84355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0803 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjg (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-cee7647200 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160315 server and client side remote code execution through a bu ffer overflow in all git versions before 2.7.1 (unpublished ᴄᴠᴇ-2016-2324 and ᴄᴠᴇ-2016-2315) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0958 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0496 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/34fa79a6cde56d6d428ab0d3160cb094ebad3305 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/de1e67d0703894cb6ea782e36abb63976ab07e60 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0802 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2938-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0826 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0832 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-6554eff611 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0831 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0796 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0798 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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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