Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting git-cvs package, versions <0:1.8.3.1-20.el7
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Start learning- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GITCVS-2129725
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed5 Oct 2018
Introduced: 5 Oct 2018
CVE-2018-17456 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 git-cvs to version 0:1.8.3.1-20.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git-cvs package and not the git-cvs package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17456
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46
- https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548