Out-of-bounds Read Affecting git package, versions <1:2.17.1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-GIT-520983
  • published30 May 2018
  • disclosed30 May 2018

Introduced: 30 May 2018

CVE-2018-11233  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 git to version 1:2.17.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git package and not the git package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.