The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs...
Vulnerability Description
The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2515.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00066.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/5/683
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.6.1.txt
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034501
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269794
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2835-1
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78711
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/8
- https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3435
Affected Vendor
git project
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Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.