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CVE-2014-9390

9.8 · CRITICAL

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…

Published Feb 12, 2020CWE-20EPSS 75.60%

Overview

CVE-2014-9390 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 12, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refarticle.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1853266Refgit-blame.blogspot.com/2014/12/git-1856-195-205-214-and-221-and.htmlRefmercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNewRefsecuritytracker.com/id?1031404Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT204147GitHubgithub.com/blog/1938-git-client-vulnerability-announcedGitHubgithub.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/928429c5c96a701bcbcafacb2421a82602b36915Reflibgit2.org/security/Refnews.ycombinator.com/item?id=8769667Refarticle.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1853266

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9390?

CVE-2014-9390 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 12, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2014-9390?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9390?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-9390?

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