CVE-2014-9938: contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code…

PriorityP341high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

2.32%

81.3th percentile

contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	git	< git 1:2.0.0~rc2-1 (bookworm)	git 1:2.0.0~rc2-1 (bookworm)
git-scm	git	< 1.9.3	1.9.3
git	git	>= 0 < 1:2.0.0~rc2-1	1:2.0.0~rc2-1
git	git	>= 0 < 1:2.0.0~rc2-1	1:2.0.0~rc2-1
git	git	>= 0 < 1:2.0.0~rc2-1	1:2.0.0~rc2-1
git	git	>= 0 < 1:2.0.0~rc2-1	1:2.0.0~rc2-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv8.8HIGH

vendor_debian8.8HIGH

vendor_redhat8.8HIGH

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