CVE-2018-11233

git: path sanity check in is_ntfs_dotgit() can read arbitrary memory

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · May 30, 2018

Updated · August 5, 2026

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.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of git as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they did not include the vulnerable code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation