CVE detail
CVE-2016-2315
revision.c in git before 2.7.4 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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The OS X command line developer tools include an old version of the Git source code management system that exposes Mac users to remote code execution attacks. The Git client allows developers to interact with source code repositories. It is not installed by default on Mac OS X, but it is included in the Command […]
newswww.csoonline.comApr 19, 2016, 5:32 PM
Exploit code
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