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    CVE-2018-17456

    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.

    Published:Oct 5, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 6, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.6576
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Git-scm
    Product
    Git
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Ansible Tower
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Tus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631https://github.com/799600966/CVE-2018-17456https://github.com/AnonymKing/CVE-2018-17456https://github.com/jiahuiLeee/testhttps://github.com/KKkai0315/CVE-2018-17456https://github.com/matlink/CVE-2018-17456https://github.com/shpik-kr/CVE-2018-17456https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316
    https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404
    https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46
    https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/
    https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316
    https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404
    https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46
    https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2
    https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/
    https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High