CVE-2006-0477

no score yetEPSS 3.3%

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.

EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2006-01-31
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

git:git

References

http://lwn.net/Articles/169623/
http://secunia.com/advisories/18643
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16417
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0367
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24360

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