CVE-2010-2542

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-2542
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2010-08-11T18:47:50
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T03:17:02
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.7.2.1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git;a=commit;h=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43457 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464 Permissions Required
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2542
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2542
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:10:49 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 04:03:02 2023-02-13T03:17:02 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 04:03:02 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated