Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-41903 · published 17 January 2023
CVE-2022-41903: Git-scm git integer overflow vulnerability
Git Scm · Git
Git is distributed revision control system. `git log` can display commits in an arbitrary format using its `--format` specifiers. This functionality is also exposed to `git archive` via the `export-subst` gitattribute. When processing the padding operators, there is a integer overflow in `pretty.c::format_and_pad_commit()` where a `size_t` is stored improperly as an `int`, and then added as an offset to a `memcpy()`. This overflow can be triggered directly by a user running a command which invokes the commit formatting machinery (e.g., `git log --format=...`). It may also be triggered indirectly through git archive via the export-subst mechanism, which expands format specifiers inside of files within the repository during a git archive. This integer overflow can result in arbitrary heap writes, which may result in arbitrary code execution. The problem has been patched in the versions published on 2023-01-17, going back to v2.30.7. Users are advised to upgrade. Users who are unable to upgrade should disable `git archive` in untrusted repositories. If you expose git archive via `git daemon`, disable it by running `git config --global daemon.uploadArch false`.
Description
Git is distributed revision control system. `git log` can display commits in an arbitrary format using its `--format` specifiers. This functionality is also exposed to `git archive` via the `export-subst` gitattribute. When processing the padding operators, there is a integer overflow in `pretty.c::format_and_pad_commit()` where a `size_t` is stored improperly as an `int`, and then added as an offset to a `memcpy()`. This overflow can be triggered directly by a user running a command which invokes the commit formatting machinery (e.g., `git log --format=...`). It may also be triggered indirectly through git archive via the export-subst mechanism, which expands format specifiers inside of files within the repository during a git archive. This integer overflow can result in arbitrary heap writes, which may result in arbitrary code execution. The problem has been patched in the versions published on 2023-01-17, going back to v2.30.7. Users are advised to upgrade. Users who are unable to upgrade should disable `git archive` in untrusted repositories. If you expose git archive via `git daemon`, disable it by running `git config --global daemon.uploadArch false`.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Attributes#_export_subst | Vendor Advisory |
| https://git-scm.com/docs/pretty-formats#Documentation/pretty-formats.txt-emltltNgttruncltruncmtruncem | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/git/git/commit/508386c6c5857b4faa2c3e491f422c98cc69ae76 | PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-475x-2q3q-hvwq | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15 | |
| https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Attributes#_export_subst | Vendor Advisory |
| https://git-scm.com/docs/pretty-formats#Documentation/pretty-formats.txt-emltltNgttruncltruncmtruncem | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/git/git/commit/508386c6c5857b4faa2c3e491f422c98cc69ae76 | PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-475x-2q3q-hvwq | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15 |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-41903), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
