# CVE-2018-11233: 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 pathn

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104346
- https://marc.info/?l=git&m=152761328506724&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html

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