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CVE-2018-11235
published 2018-05-30

CVE-2018-11235: In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, remote code execution can occur. With a…

PriorityP265high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
49.19%
98.8th percentile
In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, remote code execution can occur. With a crafted .gitmodules file, a malicious project can execute an arbitrary script on a machine that runs "git clone --recurse-submodules" because submodule "names" are obtained from this file, and then appended to $GIT_DIR/modules, leading to directory traversal with "../" in a name. Finally, post-checkout hooks from a submodule are executed, bypassing the intended design in which hooks are not obtained from a remote server.

Affected

26 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
applexcode
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debiangit< git 1:2.17.1-1 (bookworm)git 1:2.17.1-1 (bookworm)
git-scmgit<= 2.13.6
git-scmgit
git-scmgit2.14.0 – 2.14.3
git-scmgit2.15.0 – 2.15.1
git-scmgit2.16.0 – 2.16.3
gitgit>= 0 < 1:2.17.1-11:2.17.1-1
gitgit>= 0 < 1:2.17.1-11:2.17.1-1
gitgit>= 0 < 1:2.17.1-11:2.17.1-1
gitgit>= 0 < 1:2.17.1-11:2.17.1-1
gitgit>= 0 < 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.81:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.8
gitgit>= 0 < 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.41:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.4
gitgit>= 0 < 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.11:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.1
gitforwindowsgit<= 2.17.1
redhatenterprise_linux
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
redhatenterprise_linux_server
redhatenterprise_linux_server_eus

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

filename.gitmodules
path$GIT_DIR/modules
commandgit clone --recurse-submodules
  • Monitor for 'git clone --recurse-submodules' invocations against untrusted repositories; this is the exact trigger command for CVE-2018-11235 exploitation.
  • Inspect .gitmodules files for submodule names containing '../' sequences, which enable directory traversal into $GIT_DIR/modules and placement of malicious post-checkout hooks.
  • Detect post-checkout hook execution originating from a cloned remote submodule; hooks should never be sourced from a remote server under normal Git design.
  • Alert on git daemon processes spawned on non-standard ports (e.g. 11992) as part of attacker-controlled repository hosting infrastructure used to serve malicious submodule repos.
  • ·Git versions 2.13.7+, 2.14.4+, 2.15.2+, 2.16.4+, and 2.17.1+ are patched; detection focus should be on unpatched installations running vulnerable versions.
  • ·Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 shipped a version of git that did not include the vulnerable code and is not affected.
  • ·GitHub actively blocks pushes of repositories containing malicious submodules, reducing (but not eliminating) exposure from GitHub-hosted repos.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/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
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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