CVE-2019-1387 Affecting git package, versions <1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    8.69% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-GIT-537172
  • published 10 Dec 2019
  • disclosed 18 Dec 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 git to version 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.7 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

8.8 high