What is CVE-2014-9938?

CVE-2014-9938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Git-scm Git, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2014-9938?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Git-scm Git

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.

EPSS: 0.007 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Git-scm Git
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9938?: CVE-2014-9938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Git-scm Git, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2014-9938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.