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CVE-2020-12278

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6678-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. path.c mishandles equivalent filenames that exist because of NTFS Alternate Data Streams. This may allow remote code execution when cloning a repository. This issue is similar to CVE-2019-1352.

Se descubrió un problema en libgit2 versiones anteriores a 0.28.4 y versiones 0.9x anteriores a 0.99.0. El archivo path.c maneja inapropiadamente los nombres de archivo equivalentes que existen debido al Flujo de Datos Alternativo de NTFS. Esto puede permitir una ejecución de código remota al clonar un repositorio. Este problema es similar a CVE-2019-1352.

It was discovered that libgit2 mishandled equivalent filenames on NTFS partitions. If a user or automated system were tricked into cloning a specially crafted repository, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that libgit2 did not perform certificate checking by default. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-04-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-04-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-706: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Libgit2
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 Libgit2
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 < 0.28.4
Search vendor "Libgit2" for product "Libgit2" and version " < 0.28.4"
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 9.0
Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"
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Affected