CVE-2018-17456

critical

Description

Git before 2.14.5, 2.15.x before 2.15.3, 2.16.x before 2.16.5, 2.17.x before 2.17.2, 2.18.x before 2.18.1, and 2.19.x before 2.19.1 allows remote code execution during processing of a recursive "git clone" of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character.

References

Advisories
Exploits

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30

https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2

https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46

https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-10-06

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.68353