CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-12279

An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. checkout.c mishandles equivalent filenames that exist because of NTFS short names. This may allow remote code execution when cloning a repository. This issue is similar to CVE-2019-1353.

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.28.4 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/64c612cc3e25eff5fb02c59ef5a66ba7a14751e4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.99.0 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-589j-mmg9-733v Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00034.html
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:libgit2:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-04-27 05:15

Updated : 2023-02-24 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-12279

Mitre link : CVE-2020-12279

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-706