CVE-2016-2324 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-2324

Integer overflow in Git before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to...

Vulnerability Description

Integer overflow in Git before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux enterprise debuginfo, openstack cloud, leap, opensuse, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit, suse linux enterprise server, git
Vulnerable Versions:
11, 5, 42.1, 13.2, 12.0, 12, 0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 8th, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.