CVE-2018-11233

Description

In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, code to sanity-check pathnames on NTFS can result in reading out-of-bounds memory.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104346 vdb entry third party advisory
https://marc.info/?l=git&m=152761328506724&w=2 third party advisory release notes
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11233?
CVE-2018-11233 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11233?
To fix CVE-2018-11233, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11233 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11233 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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