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CVE-2010-2542

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Date: August 11, 2010

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (11)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2542
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4
http://secunia.com/advisories/43457
http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-2542

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-787

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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