VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2542
Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git before 1.7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long gitdir: field in a .git file in a working copy.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git before 1.7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long gitdir: field in a .git file in a working copy.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.51% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- git-scm/git
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43457Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txtBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43457Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txtBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.