#VU86203 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in libgit2 - CVE-2020-12278
Published: February 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86203
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12278
CWE-ID: CWE-706
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libgit2
libgit2
Software vendor:
libgit2.github.com
libgit2.github.com
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of equivalent filenames that exist because of NTFS Alternate Data Streams in path.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into cloning a specially crafted repository and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.28.4
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.99.0
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/e1832eb20a7089f6383cfce474f213157f5300cb
- https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-5wph-8frv-58vj
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3f7851eadca36a99627ad78cbe56a40d3776ed01
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00034.html