CVE-2010-2542

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43457	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464	Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43457	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464	Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2010-08-11 18:47

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2010-2542

Mitre link : CVE-2010-2542

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-2542

JSON object : View

Products Affected

git-scm

git

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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