Directory Traversal Affecting git package, versions <1:2.11.0-3+deb9u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
48.75% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-GIT-340908
  • published30 May 2018
  • disclosed30 May 2018

Introduced: 30 May 2018

CVE-2018-11235  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 git to version 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git package and not the git package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, remote code execution can occur. With a crafted .gitmodules file, a malicious project can execute an arbitrary script on a machine that runs "git clone --recurse-submodules" because submodule "names" are obtained from this file, and then appended to $GIT_DIR/modules, leading to directory traversal with "../" in a name. Finally, post-checkout hooks from a submodule are executed, bypassing the intended design in which hooks are not obtained from a remote server.