Vulnerability CVE-2010-2542
Published: 2010-08-11   Modified: 2012-02-13

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

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
GIT -> GIT 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/43457
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git;a=commit;h=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc
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