CVE-2014-9938

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    CVE-2014-9938

    Published: 20 Mar 2017Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004, https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f, https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage, https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage, https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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