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CVE-2015-8969 — Vulnerability in git-fastclone — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Git-fastclone passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command

Published August 15, 2018Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 15, 2018 (2980 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 2011 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update git-fastclone to 1.0.5 or later
gem install git-fastclone -v 1.0.5

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
git-fastclone
rubygems
0.0.0, 0.0.1, 0.0.3, 1.0.0 (+3 more)1.0.5

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-8969?
Git-fastclone passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2015-8969?
CVE-2015-8969 affects git-fastclone. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2015-8969 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp

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