CVE-2015-7545

git: arbitrary code execution via crafted URLs

Published Apr 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 18.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3435-1 git security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2835-1 Git vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:51 AM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 5, 2015, 12:00 AM