Headline
GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34: gix-transport code execution vulnerability
The gix-transport
crate prior to the patched version 0.36.1 would allow attackers to use malicious ssh clone URLs to pass arbitrary arguments to the ssh
program, leading to arbitrary code execution.
PoC: gix clone 'ssh://-oProxyCommand=open$IFS-aCalculator/foo'
This will launch a calculator on OSX.
See https://secure.phabricator.com/T12961 for more details on similar vulnerabilities in git
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gix-transport code execution vulnerability
Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 25, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 25, 2023