critical
9.8
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-9390: Input Validation

First published: Wed Feb 12 2020(Updated: )

Git before 1.8.5.6, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 on Windows and OS X; Mercurial before 3.2.3 on Windows and OS X; Apple Xcode before 6.2 beta 3; mine all versions before 08-12-2014; libgit2 all versions up to 0.21.2; Egit all versions before 08-12-2014; and JGit all versions before 08-12-2014 allow remote Git servers to execute arbitrary commands via a tree containing a crafted .git/config file with (1) an ignorable Unicode codepoint, (2) a git~1/config representation, or (3) mixed case that is improperly handled on a case-insensitive filesystem.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Git-scm Git<1.8.5.6
Git-scm Git>=1.9.0<1.9.5
Git-scm Git>=2.0.0<2.0.5
Git-scm Git>=2.1.0<2.1.4
Git-scm Git>=2.2.0<2.2.1
Apple Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows
Mercurial Mercurial<3.2.3
Apple Xcode<=6.1.1
Apple Xcode=6.2
Apple Xcode=6.2-beta_2
Eclipse Egit<08-12-2014
Eclipse JGit<3.4.2
Eclipse JGit>=3.5.0<3.5.3
Libgit2 Libgit2<0.21.3
pip/mercurial<3.2.3
3.2.3
maven/org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit<3.5.3
3.5.3
All of
Any of
Apple Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows
Any of
Git-scm Git<1.8.5.6
Git-scm Git>=1.9.0<1.9.5
Git-scm Git>=2.0.0<2.0.5
Git-scm Git>=2.1.0<2.1.4
Git-scm Git>=2.2.0<2.2.1
All of
Any of
Apple Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows
Mercurial Mercurial<3.2.3

Remedy

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8769667

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-9390?

    The severity of CVE-2014-9390 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2014-9390?

    Git versions before 1.8.5.6, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 on Windows and OS X; Mercurial versions before 3.2.3 on Windows and OS X; Apple Xcode versions before 6.2 beta 3; mine all versions before 08-12-2014; libgit2 all versions up to 0.21.2; Egit all versions before 08-12-2014.

  • How can I fix CVE-2014-9390 on Windows and OS X?

    To fix CVE-2014-9390 on Windows and OS X, you need to update Git to version 1.8.5.6 or later, Mercurial to version 3.2.3 or later, and Apple Xcode to version 6.2 beta 3 or later.

  • Is Apple Mac OS X vulnerable to CVE-2014-9390?

    No, Apple Mac OS X is not vulnerable to CVE-2014-9390.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2014-9390?

    You can find more information about CVE-2014-9390 at the following references: [link1](http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1853266), [link2](http://git-blame.blogspot.com/2014/12/git-1856-195-205-214-and-221-and.html), [link3](http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNew).

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