Input Validation Error in GIT Client: Remote Code Execution via Malicious Git Server

CVE-2018-1000021 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

GIT version 2.15.1 and earlier contains a Input Validation Error vulnerability in Client that can result in problems including messing up terminal configuration to RCE. This attack appear to be exploitable via The user must interact with a malicious git server, (or have their traffic modified in a MITM attack).

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