High severity · published Jan 24, 2020
CVE-2019-1351
A tampering vulnerability exists when Git for Visual Studio improperly handles virtual drive paths, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Tampering Vulnerability'
7.5
CVSS
8.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A tampering vulnerability exists when Git for Visual Studio improperly handles virtual drive paths, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Tampering Vulnerability'.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2017 · Microsoft
15.0 before 15.9.18 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2019 · Microsoft
16.0 before 16.4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1351
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1351
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1351
public-inbox.org
https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30
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