CVE-2020-5260

Public on 2020-04-13
Modified on 2020-07-29
Description

A flaw was found in git. Credentials can be leaked through the use of a crafted URL that contains a newline, fooling the credential helper to give information for a different host. Highest threat from the vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 git 2020-04-15 17:03 ALAS-2020-1357
Amazon Linux 1 git 2020-07-28 17:23 ALAS-2020-1413
Amazon Linux 2 - Core git 2020-04-13 22:34 ALAS2-2020-1409

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N