CVE-2010-2542

Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git before 1.7.2.1...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.51%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record: CVE-2010-2542
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2010-2542
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-2546 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2010-2546
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q648-58gx-r823 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the is_git_directory function in setup.c in Git before 1.7.2.1...

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.

Record: GHSA-q648-58gx-r823
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

git-scm git

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`git-core` Debian:5.0	before 1:1.5.6.5-3+lenny3.1, plus listed versions 1:1.5.6.5-21:1.5.6.5-31:1.5.6.5-3+lenny11:1.5.6.5-3+lenny21:1.5.6.5-3+lenny2~bpo40+11:1.5.6.5-3+lenny3	1:1.5.6.5-3+lenny3.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-2542 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Git-scm Git, published August 11, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.51%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in git-core 1:1.5.6.5-3+lenny3.1.

References

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