Medium severity · published Feb 9, 2018
CVE-2018-1000021
GIT version 2.15.1 and earlier contains a Input Validation Error vulnerability in Client that can result in problems including messing up terminal configuration to RCE
5.0
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
GIT version 2.15.1 and earlier contains a Input Validation Error vulnerability in Client that can result in problems including messing up terminal configuration to RCE. This attack appear to be exploitable via The user must interact with a malicious git server, (or have their traffic modified in a MITM attack).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Git · Git-scm
through 2.15.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000021
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000021
Third Party Advisory
http://www.batterystapl.es/2018/01/security-implications-of-ansi-escape.html
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