High severity · published Dec 18, 2019
CVE-2019-1387
An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6
8.8
CVSS
4.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.4% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Git · Git-scm
2.14.0 before 2.14.6; 2.15.0 before 2.15.4; 2.16.0 before 2.16.6; 2.17.0 before 2.17.3; 2.18.0 before 2.18.2; 2.19.0 before 2.19.3; +5 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1387
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1387
lists.opensuse.org
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
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4356
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0002
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0124
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0228
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