UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7545

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7545

    Published: 9 Dec 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-7545
    Aliases:
    USN-2835-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7545, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/67, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/06/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/7, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2835-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7545

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: git

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    1:1.8.3.2-1
    1:1.8.4.2-1
    1:1.8.4.3-1
    1:1.8.4.4-1
    1:1.8.5-1
    1:1.8.5.1-1
    1:1.8.5.2-1
    1:1.8.5.2-2
    1:1.8.5.3-1

    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
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