A recently revealed flaw in Git could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary remote code by infecting a Git project. The exploit, assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) number of CVE-2018-11235, is triggered when users recursively clone repositories that contain a malicious .gitmodules file. The exploit essentially functions like a directory traversal attack that uses .gitmodules files as its starting point. |
The exploit, according to the NIST National Vulnerability Database, affects all versions of Git "before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1.". |