VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.32% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-116
- Affected
- git-scm/git
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nageExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nageExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.