GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34

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    GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34

    Published: 25 Sept 2023Last Modified: 28 Jul 2025

    Summary: gix-transport code execution vulnerability

    Details: The `gix-transport` crate prior to the patched version 0.36.1 would allow attackers to use malicious ssh clone URLs to pass arbitrary arguments to the `ssh` program, leading to arbitrary code execution. PoC: `gix clone 'ssh://-oProxyCommand=open$IFS-aCalculator/foo'` This will launch a calculator on OSX. See https://secure.phabricator.com/T12961 for more details on similar vulnerabilities in `git`. Thanks for [vin01](https://github.com/vin01) for disclosing this issue.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53158, https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/pull/1032, https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide, https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0064.html, https://secure.phabricator.com/T12961

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gix-transport

    Purl: pkg:cargo/gix-transport

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.36.1

    Affected versions

    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
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