CVE-2014-9938
Published: 19 March 2017
contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | PoC: https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage only affects 1.8.1+ |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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git Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.7.9.5-1ubuntu0.3)
|
| trusty |
Released
(1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(1:2.0.0~rc2-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |