CVE-2018-17456
CRITICALMalicious Git HTTP Server For CVE-2018-17456
Title source: metasploitDescription
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.
Exploits (9)
metasploit
WORKING POC
EXCELLENT
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/git_submodule_url_exec.rb
References (18)
Core 18
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45631/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105523
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041811
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4311
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/git/git/commit/1a7fd1fb2998002da6e9ff2ee46e1bdd25ee8404
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45548/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3541
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/git/git/commit/a124133e1e6ab5c7a9fef6d0e6bcb084e3455b46
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3408
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://marc.info/?l=git&m=153875888916397&w=2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/06/3
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3791-1/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/30
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107511
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152173/Sourcetree-Git-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-URL-Handling.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0316
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.6532
EPSS Percentile
98.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-88
Status
published
Products (19)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
debian/debian_linux
9.0
git-scm/git
2.14.0 - 2.14.5
redhat/ansible_tower
3.3
redhat/enterprise_linux
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
6.7
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.3
... and 9 more
Published
Oct 06, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026