Debian DSA-3435-1 : git - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 87742

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Blake Burkhart discovered that the Git git-remote-ext helper incorrectly handled recursive clones of git repositories. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitary code by injecting commands via crafted URLs.

Solution

Upgrade the git packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 87742

File Name: debian_DSA-3435.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/6/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7545

DSA: 3435

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