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CVE-2010-2542 Detail

Modified

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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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	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://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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	NIST

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Change History

4 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/02/2020 10:56:21 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 7342 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:git:git::::::::* cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.01::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.02::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.03::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.04::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.5::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.6::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.7::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.99.9j::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.99.9k::::::: cpe:2.3:a:git:git:0.99.9l::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:git:g	OR cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.2.1
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-787
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-119
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git;a=commit;h=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git;a=commit;h=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/43457 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/43457 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt No Types Assigned	http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464 Permissions Required
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2542
NVD Published Date:
08/11/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2010-2542 Detail

Description

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 10:19:41 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 10:17:02 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/02/2020 10:56:21 AM

Initial CVE Analysis 8/12/2010 3:34:00 PM

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