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CVE-2023-41040

Description

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. In order to resolve some git references, GitPython reads files from the `.git` directory, in some places the name of the file being read is provided by the user, GitPython doesn\'t check if this file is located outside the `.git` directory. This allows an attacker to make GitPython read any file from the system. This vulnerability is present in https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/1c8310d7cae144f74a671cbe17e51f63a830adbf/git/refs/symbolic.py#L174-L175. That code joins the base directory with a user given string without checking if the final path is located outside the base directory. This vulnerability cannot be used to read the contents of files but could in theory be used to trigger a denial of service for the program. This issue has not yet been addressed.

Priority: LOW
CVSS v3: 5.3
Component: python-git
Publish Date: Aug 30, 2023
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: MEDIUM
Modified Date: Aug 31, 2023

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Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 8 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 9 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 7 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Fixed LIN1021-6442
10.21.20.20 --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Fixed LIN1022-5253
10.22.33.13 --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Fixed LIN1018-11180
10.18.44.30 --
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Fixed LIN1019-10324
10.19.45.30 --
Wind River Linux CD release N/A -- -- --
Wind River Linux 6 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Fixed LIN1023-1956
10.23.30.4 --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks 6.9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --

Related Products

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Notes
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