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Critical
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...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408
- https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
git, ansible tower, enterprise linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.14.0, 2.15.0, 2.16.0, 2.17.0, 2.18.0, 2.19.0, 3.3, 6.0, 6.7, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 6th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.