CVE-2018-11233
In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.41% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · git-scm/git
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147Third Party Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=git&m=152761328506724&w=2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147Third Party Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=git&m=152761328506724&w=2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.