HIGH
Buffer overflow in git-checkout-index in GIT before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an index file with a long symbolic link
Published Jan 31, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.26%
Description
Buffer overflow in git-checkout-index in GIT before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an index file with a long symbolic link.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0b
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.26% 0.03257
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03257
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 87.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03182) | 86.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.72% (0.06718) | 90.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.56% (0.04563) | 81.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.72% (0.06718) | 90.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 7, 2025 | 4.55% (0.04548) | 92.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.71% (0.05712) | 93.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 8.56% (0.08559) | 93.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.34% (0.10344) | 94.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://lwn.net/Articles/169623/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16417 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0367 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24360 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lwn.net/Articles/169623/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18643 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16417 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0367 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24360 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 31, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0477
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a