Description
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.
Published: 2017-03-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9743 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3243-1 Git vulnerability
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Git-scm Git
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:02:37.321Z

Reserved: 2017-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9938

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-20T00:59:00.160

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2014-9938

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-04-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9938 - Bugzilla

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