Improper input validation in Git - CVE-2018-11233
Published: May 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13048
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11233
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Git
Git
Software vendor:
Git
Git
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation flaw in processing path names on NTFS-based systems. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted path names and read random memory contents.
Remediation
Update to version 2.17.1.