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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-allUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-p4Upgrade emacs-gitUpgrade gitUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade gitwebUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade git-svn | Jul 6, 2016 | Mar 23, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Mar 22, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-liteUpgrade git-subversionUpgrade git-gui | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-vcs/git. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade git | Nov 30, 2017 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/versioning/git to version 2.7.4-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-allUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-bzrUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-p4Upgrade emacs-gitUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-hgUpgrade gitk | Apr 8, 2016 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-webUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-docUpgrade git-archUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitk | Mar 22, 2016 | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade git | Mar 22, 2016 | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 25, 2025 | Apr 8, 2016 |
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