CVE-2020-11008
Public on 2020-04-21
Modified on 2020-07-29
Description
A flaw was found in git where credentials can be leaked through the use of a crafted URL. The crafted URL must contain a newline, empty host, or lack a scheme so that the credential helper is fulled into giving the information of a different host to the client. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | git | 2020-07-28 | ALAS-2020-1413 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | git | 2020-05-05 | ALAS2-2020-1416 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |