UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2315

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2315
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2315.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2315
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Published
2016-03-16T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:38Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / git

Package

Name
git
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.8.3.2-1
1:1.8.4.2-1
1:1.8.4.3-1
1:1.8.4.4-1
1:1.8.5-1
1:1.8.5.1-1
1:1.8.5.2-1
1:1.8.5.2-2
1:1.8.5.3-1
1:1.9~rc1-1
1:1.9.0-1
1:1.9.1-1
1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "git",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-all",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-arch",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-bzr",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-core",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-cvs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-run",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-daemon-sysvinit",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-el",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-email",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-gui",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-man",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-mediawiki",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "git-svn",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gitk",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gitweb",
            "binary_version": "1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}