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NVD

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CVE-2018-11235 Detail

Description

In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, remote code execution can occur. With a crafted .gitmodules file, a malicious project can execute an arbitrary script on a machine that runs "git clone --recurse-submodules" because submodule "names" are obtained from this file, and then appended to $GIT_DIR/modules, leading to directory traversal with "../" in a name. Finally, post-checkout hooks from a submodule are executed, bypassing the intended design in which hooks are not obtained from a remote server.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104345 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040991 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1957 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2147 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devops/2018/05/29/announcing-the-may-2018-git-security-vulnerability/ CVE, MITRE Patch  Technical Description  Vendor Advisory 
https://marc.info/?l=git&m=152761328506724&w=2 CVE, MITRE Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-13 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3671-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4212 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44822/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-11235
NVD Published Date:
05/30/2018
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE