CVE-2006-0477 Information

Description

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.

Reference

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