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FreeBSD: git -- integer overflow (CVE-2016-2324)

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FreeBSD: git -- integer overflow (CVE-2016-2324)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/24/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/17/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-git
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-git-gui
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-git-lite
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-git-subversion

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