git: Mishandling layers of tree objects
Published Oct 14, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.64%
Description
Git through 2.14.2 mishandles layers of tree objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted repository, aka a Git bomb. This can also have an impact of disk consumption; however, an affected process typically would not survive its attempt to build the data structure in memory before writing to disk.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
No data.
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
jgit
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
git
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
git
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6
fabric8
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
jgit
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
jgit
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
camel
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
jgit
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-scm
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-git29-git
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | jgit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | git | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | git | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | fabric8 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | jgit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | jgit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | camel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | jgit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-scm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-git29-git | Will not fix | n/a |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 75.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 75.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02780) | 85.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 74.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02780) | 85.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 74.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02780) | 85.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 74.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02780) | 85.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 73.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 60.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 79.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 78.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 74.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 72.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 69.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 65.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15298 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510455 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Katee/git-bomb x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15298
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15298
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15298 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510455 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/Katee/git-bomb | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15298 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15298 |
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