CVE-2015-7545

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    CVE-2015-7545

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2515.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3435, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2835-1, https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt, https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt, https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01, https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt, https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt, https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269794, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00066.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/8, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/7, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78711, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034501, http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255, https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.6.1.txt, https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021, https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/5/683

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High