CVE-2015-8969 (GCVE-0-2015-8969)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-11-03 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Arbitrary Command Execution
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://github.com/square/git-fastclone/pull/5 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/105190 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5 |
Affected:
git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5
|
Date Public
2016-11-03 00:00
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