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CVE-2006-0477· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in git-checkout-index in GIT before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an index file with a long sy

Buffer overflow in git-checkout-index in GIT before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an index file with a long symbolic link.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 31, 2006
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.3% · 88th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
gitgit

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • git git1.0.0
  • git git1.0.0b
  • git git1.0.3
  • git git1.0.4
  • git git1.0.5
  • git git1.0.6
  • git git1.0.7
  • git git1.0.8
  • git git1.1.0
  • git git1.1.1
  • git git1.1.2
  • git git1.1.3
  • git git1.1.4

Same product

git: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    40Plan
  • CVE-2025-48385Git alllows arbitrary file writes via bundle-uri parameter injection
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2008-5517The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2020-5260malicious URLs may cause Git to present stored credentials to the wrong server
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2008-5516The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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