PT-2016-7718 · Git · Git

Mattymcfatty · Published 2016-11-11 · Updated 2020-08-13 · CVE-2016-9274

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Git versions 1.x

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges through a Trojan horse git.exe file in the current working directory due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.

Recommendations For Git version 1.x, consider updating to a version that is not affected by this issue, such as Git 2.x, to resolve the problem.

Exploit

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9274

Affected Products

Git

References · 5

• 🔥 https://youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0 · Exploit
• https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9274 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9274 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94289 · Note