CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.5
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in git before 1.7.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long gitdir: field in a .git file in a working copy.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2010-08-11
Last Modified Date: 2011-03-01