CVE-2019-1387

8.8 HIGH
Published: December 18, 2019 Modified: November 04, 2025
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Description

An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4356
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0002
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0124
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0228
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00019.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00018.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6UGTEOXWIYSM5KDZL74QD2GK6YQNQCP/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/T/#u
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-42
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4356
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6UGTEOXWIYSM5KDZL74QD2GK6YQNQCP/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/T/#u
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-42
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

27 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

git-scm