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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-3521-1 | git security update |
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USN-2938-1 | Git vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.432Z
Reserved: 2016-02-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2315

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-04-08T14:59:01.187
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-2315


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