CVE-2019-1211
published 2019-08-14CVE-2019-1211: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files. An attacker who successfully exploited…
PriorityP337high7.3CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.65%
73.9th percentile
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code in the context of another local user.
To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to modify Git configuration files on a system prior to a full installation of the application. The attacker would then need to convince another user on the system to execute specific Git commands.
The update addresses the issue by changing the permissions required to edit configuration files.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2017 | >= 15.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | >= 15.9.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.0 | >= 16.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.2 | >= 16.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2017 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.0 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.2 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.03.7LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc7.3HIGH
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Microsoft
Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2019-08-13·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2019-1211 [HIGH] Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code in the context of another local user.
To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to modify Git configuration files on a system prior to a full installation of the application. The attacker would then need to convince another user on the system to execute specific Git commands.
The update addresses the issue by changing the permissions required to edit configuration files.
Visual Studio: Visual Studio
Microsoft: Microsoft
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:
GHSA
GHSA-78g9-438v-4f34: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Elev
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-1211 [HIGH] GHSA-78g9-438v-4f34: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Elev
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2019-08-13·CVSS 9.1
[CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 97 vulnerabilities, 31 of which are rated “critical," 65 that are considered "important" and one "moderate."
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including certain graphics components, Outlook and the Chakra Scripting Engine. For more on our coverage of these bugs, check out our Snort advisories here, covering all of the new rules we have for this release.
### Critical vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed 31 critical vulnerabilities this month, three of which we will highlight below.
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2019-08-13·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 97 vulnerabilities, 31 of which are rated “critical," 65 that are considered "important" and one "moderate."
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including certain graphics components, Outlook and the Chakra Scripting Engine. For more on our coverage of these bugs, check out our Snort advisories here , covering all of the new rules we have for this release.
## Critical vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed 31 critical vulnerabilities this month, three of which we will highlight below.
CVE-2
2019-08-14
Published