CVE-2014-9938
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.75%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-9938
To remediate CVE-2014-9938, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/git—upgrade to 1:2.0.0~rc2-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-9938 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.0.0~rc2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |