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CVE-2016-2324 in the critical feed json

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, wh…

published 2016-04-08 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3408

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.1%
EPSS 18.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • git Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.8.0~rc3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2324

  • git Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2324

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  • git19-git RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el6.1
  • git19-git RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el7.1
  • git19-gitk RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el6.1
  • git19-gitk RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el7.1
  • git19-git-hg RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el7.1
  • git19-gitweb RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el6.1
  • git19-gitweb RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el7.1
  • git19-git-all RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1.9.4-4.el6.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0497RHSA-2016:0496

  • git SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4, OpenStack Cloud 5 1.7.12.4-0.14.1
  • git SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +3 more 1.8.5.6-18.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:0798-1SUSE-SU-2016:0796-1

  • git openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.11.0-1.1
  • cgit openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.0-1.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10099-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-2324 updated cvss 6.8

git: path_name() integer truncation and overflow leading to buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) git 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, gitk 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, gitweb 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-all 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-cvs 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-gui 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) git 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, gitk 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, gitweb 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-all 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-cvs 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-gui 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) git 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, perl-Git 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, perl-Git 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1
    +6 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gitk 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, gitweb 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-all 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-cvs 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-gui 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-svn 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-bzr 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) git 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, perl-Git 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, perl-Git 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gitk 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, gitweb 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-all 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-cvs 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-gui 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, git-svn 1.7.1-4.el6_7.1, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, git-bzr 1.8.3.1-6.el7_2.1, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0496
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-4.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-hg 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-bzr 1.9.4-4.el7.1, +9 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-4.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-4.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-hg 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-bzr 1.9.4-4.el7.1, +9 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-hg 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-bzr 1.9.4-4.el7.1, +9 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-4.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-4.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) git19-git 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-hg 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-4.el7.1, git19-git-bzr 1.9.4-4.el7.1, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0497

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Exploit prediction

18.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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