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Case File

CVE-2016-2315

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 17.98% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-2315
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
17.98%

Original NVD Description

revision.c in git before 2.7.4 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.