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CVE-2021-40330 (GCVE-0-2021-40330)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-31 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:27
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Summary
git_connect_git in connect.c in Git before 2.30.1 allows a repository path to contain a newline character, which may result in unexpected cross-protocol requests, as demonstrated by the git://localhost:1234/%0d%0a%0d%0aGET%20/%20HTTP/1.1 substring.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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