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01 Record

CVE-2017-15298

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 75.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2017-10-14 19:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 19:50Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-10-14
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1a2b65d4b7dbb2f9498827339bd2333c8745cad40f5b9dee0754deb502d1ae64

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
git-scmgitNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatjboss_amqNot specified—
redhatjboss_data_virtualizationNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_bpms_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_brms_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_fuseNot specified—
redhatjboss_fuse_service_worksNot specified—
redhatmobile_application_platformNot specified—
redhatrhel_software_collectionsNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • git
    Fixed in 1:2.16.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • git
    Fixed in 1:2.16.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • git
    Fixed in 1:2.16.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • git
    Fixed in 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.10

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • git
    Fixed in 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.6

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.