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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 filename or (2) many nested trees, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 17.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
17.31% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
suse/linux enterprise debuginfo · suse/openstack cloud · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · suse/suse linux enterprise server · git-scm/git
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.