Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Git-Scm | Git | <= 2.14.2 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- https://github.com/Katee/git-bombExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- https://github.com/Katee/git-bombExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-15298?
CVE-2017-15298 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 im...
How severe is CVE-2017-15298?
CVE-2017-15298 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-15298?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Git-Scm Git, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.