CVE-2014-9390
Description
Git before 1.8.5.6, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 on Windows and OS X; Mercurial before 3.2.3 on Windows and OS X; Apple Xcode before 6.2 beta 3; mine all versions before 08-12-2014; libgit2 all versions up to 0.21.2; Egit all versions before 08-12-2014; and JGit all versions before 08-12-2014 allow remote Git servers to execute arbitrary commands via a tree containing a crafted .git/config file with (1) an ignorable Unicode codepoint, (2) a git~1/config representation, or (3) mixed case that is improperly handled on a case-insensitive filesystem.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgitMaven | < 3.5.3 | 3.5.3 |
mercurialPyPI | < 3.2.3 | 3.2.3 |
Affected products
4- Git/Gitdescription
- ghsa-coords3 versionspkg:maven/org.eclipse.jgit/org.eclipse.jgitpkg:pypi/mercurialpkg:rpm/opensuse/git&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 3.5.3+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.0-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9390ghsaADVISORY
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1853266ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- git-blame.blogspot.com/2014/12/git-1856-195-205-214-and-221-and.htmlghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNewghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- securitytracker.com/idghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- support.apple.com/kb/HT204147ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/928429c5c96a701bcbcafacb2421a82602b36915ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2020-217.yamlghsaWEB
- libgit2.org/securityghsaWEB
- libgit2.org/security/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- news.ycombinator.com/itemghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/3.5.3ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20211204220400/https://securitytracker.com/idghsaWEB
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