CVE-2022-41953
Published: 17 January 2023
Git GUI is a convenient graphical tool that comes with Git for Windows. Its target audience is users who are uncomfortable with using Git on the command-line. Git GUI has a function to clone repositories. Immediately after the local clone is available, Git GUI will automatically post-process it, among other things running a spell checker called `aspell.exe` if it was found. Git GUI is implemented as a Tcl/Tk script. Due to the unfortunate design of Tcl on Windows, the search path when looking for an executable _always includes the current directory_. Therefore, malicious repositories can ship with an `aspell.exe` in their top-level directory which is executed by Git GUI without giving the user a chance to inspect it first, i.e. running untrusted code. This issue has been addressed in version 2.39.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using Git GUI for cloning. If that is not a viable option, at least avoid cloning from untrusted sources.
Notes
Author | Note |
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rodrigo-zaiden | affects git GUI for Windows. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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git Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/pull/4219
- https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6/TclCmd/exec.html#M23
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-v4px-mx59-w99c
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/7360767e8dfc1895a932324079f7d45d7791d39f
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41953
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian