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CVE-2014-9938

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Date: March 19, 2017

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9938

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9938

Url: https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9938

Url: https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-9938

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

CWE-116

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version v1.9.3

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.8
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

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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