Published: 11/08/2010 Updated: 13/02/2023

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10

VMScore: 668

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git prior to 1.7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long gitdir: field in a .git file in a working copy.

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The Debian stable point release 506 included updated packages of the Git revision control system in order to fix a security issue Unfortunately, the update introduced a regression which could make it impossible to clone or create Git repositories This upgrade fixes this regression, which is tracked as Debian bug #595728 The original security i ...

CWE-787 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1 http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108 http://secunia.com/advisories/43457 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.debian.org/security/./dsa-2114

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