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CVE-2019-19604

Public on 2019-12-11
Modified on 2020-03-23
Description

A security bypass was discovered in git, which allows arbitrary commands to be executed during the update of git submodules. A remote attacker may trick a victim user into cloning a malicious repository that initially looks fine, allowing access to bypass the security mechanisms that prevent the execution of arbitrary commands during the submodule initialization. After following an update of the repository and the submodules done by the victim user, vulnerable versions of git may use the update setting in the .gitmodules file and execute arbitrary commands.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core git 2019-12-13 19:06 ALAS2-2019-1371

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H