CVE-2015-7545

Publication date 9 December 2015

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
git 15.10 wily
Fixed 1:2.5.0-1ubuntu0.1
15.04 vivid
Fixed 1:2.1.4-2.1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:1.7.9.5-1ubuntu0.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
git

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.8 · Critical

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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