CVE-2018-17456
N/A
Published: October 6, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:45 AM UTC
11 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 97%
Description
Git before 2.14.5, 2.15.x before 2.15.3, 2.16.x before 2.16.5, 2.17.x before 2.17.2, 2.18.x before 2.18.1, and 2.19.x before 2.19.1 allows remote code execution during processing of a recursive "git clone" of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.14.0 ≤ v < 2.14.52.15.0 ≤ v < 2.15.32.16.0 ≤ v < 2.16.52.17.0 ≤ v < 2.17.22.18.0 ≤ v < 2.18.12.19.0 ≤ v < 2.19.1
Affected range stops below 2.14.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.18.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.19.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (18)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-88
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