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FreeBSD Ports: git

Severity

High

Family

FreeBSD Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

13 years ago

Modified

6 years ago

The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.

Insight

The following package is affected: git CVE-2010-2542 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.

Solution

Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git a=commit h=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/827bc2b7-95ed-11df-9160-00e0815b8da8.html

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

CVE-2010-2542

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