CVE-2024-35197 (GCVE-0-2024-35197)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-23 12:09 – Updated: 2024-08-02 03:07
VLAI
Title
gix refs and paths with reserved Windows device names access the devices
Summary
gitoxide is a pure Rust implementation of Git. On Windows, fetching refs that clash with legacy device names reads from the devices, and checking out paths that clash with such names writes arbitrary data to the devices. This allows a repository, when cloned, to cause indefinite blocking or the production of arbitrary message that appear to have come from the application, and potentially other harmful effects under limited circumstances. If Windows is not used, or untrusted repositories are not cloned or otherwise used, then there is no impact. A minor degradation in availability may also be possible, such as with a very large file named `CON`, though the user could interrupt the application.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-23 15:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-67 - Improper Handling of Windows Device Names
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7814 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Byron gitoxide Affected: < 0.36.0
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byron gitoxide Affected: 0 , < 0.36.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:byron:gitoxide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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