Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting gix-path package, versions >=0.10.8 <0.10.9
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- published22 Jul 2024
- disclosed18 Jul 2024
- creditEliah Kagan
Introduced: 18 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-40644 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade gix-path to version 0.10.9 or higher.
Overview
gix-path is a gitoxide project crate dealing paths and their conversions
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element via the env::executable_invocation() function, which searches for git.exe at the hardcoded locations C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/bin and C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/mingw32/bin after traversing the PATH. A low-privileged user on the same system who can plant a malicious file by that name in one of the affected directories can cause it to be executed. An example scenario in which this is possible is on a 32-bit system which doesn't already have a system-owned C:\Program Files (x86) directory and git does not appear in PATH.
Note: Only Windows applications are vulnerable.