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CVE-2020-12278

Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

Published: Apr 27, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
8.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12278
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/706.html

An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. path.c mishandles equivalent filenames that exist because of NTFS Alternate Data Streams. This may allow remote code execution when cloning a repository. This issue is similar to CVE-2019-1352.

Weakness

The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Libgit2Libgit2*0.28.4 (excluding)
Libgit2Ubuntubionic*
Libgit2Ubuntueoan*
Libgit2Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Libgit2Ubuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Libgit2Ubuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Libgit2Ubuntugroovy*
Libgit2Ubuntuhirsute*
Libgit2Ubuntuimpish*
Libgit2Ubuntukinetic*
Libgit2Ubuntutrusty*
Libgit2Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Libgit2Ubuntuupstream*
Libgit2Ubuntuxenial*

References

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