HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2017-15298
MEDIUM

CVE-2017-15298

CWE-400Published: October 14, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Git through 2.14.2 mishandles layers of tree objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted repository, aka a Git bomb. This can also have an impact of disk consumption; however, an affected process typically would not survive its attempt to build the data structure in memory before writing to disk.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-15298 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 5.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Canonical1 product(s)
ubuntu linux
git-scm1 product(s)
git
Source: NVD CPE · 5 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/Katee/git-bomb
ADVISORYhttps://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/Katee/git-bomb
ADVISORYhttps://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/

All References (8)

→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
→
https://github.com/Katee/git-bombExploit · Third Party Advisory
→
https://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
→
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/Third Party Advisory
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
→
https://github.com/Katee/git-bombExploit · Third Party Advisory
→
https://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
→
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-15298
CVSS Score5.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-400
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedOct 14, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2017-15298 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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