CVE-2014-9938

contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.

CVSS v3.1

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 82th percentile

Published

2017-03-20

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• njhartwell/pw3nage196★ · 2017-03-18

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2014-9919
• CVE-2014-9983
• CVE-2014-9918
• CVE-2014-9917
• CVE-2014-9916
• CVE-2014-9772