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CVE-2014-9938

contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.

Published

2017-03-20T00:59:00.160

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-116

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	git-scm	git	< 1.9.3	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)