Is CVE-2016-2324 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-2324 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2324?

CVE-2016-2324 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2016-2324

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 18.1%EU EUVD

Integer overflow in Git before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) long filename or (2) many nested trees, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 18.1% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-3408)
Published: April 8, 2016
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-3408 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

git-scm / git
opensuse / leap
opensuse / opensuse
suse / linux enterprise debuginfo
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise software development kit
suse / linux enterprise software development kit
suse / linux enterprise software development kit
suse / openstack cloud
suse / suse linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 - NSS Cryptographic Module - SUSE, LLC - FIPS 140 3216 - historical
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 12 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0962-2016 - archived

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00062.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00071.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00074.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00076.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00077.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00011.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjg(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0496.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3521(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/5(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84355(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035290(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2938-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/de1e67d0703894cb6ea782e36abb63976ab07e60(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.7.4.txt(Vendor Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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