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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67869
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: git
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: git

CVE-2010-2542
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.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2542
41891
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41891
43457
http://secunia.com/advisories/43457
ADV-2011-0464
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
SUSE-SR:2011:004
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
[oss-security] 20100721 CVE request: git
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/1
[oss-security] 20100722 Re: CVE request: git
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/22/4
http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c9d0414ed2db0167e6c828b547be8fc9f88fccc
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.7.2.1.txt
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618108
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