CVE-2018-17456

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.

• CWE-88

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316
• https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2Third Party Advisory
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311Third Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316
• https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2Third Party Advisory
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311Third Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Published

Oct 6, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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