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CVE-2019-1349 — A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Git for Visual Studio improper

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Git for Visual Studio improperly sanitizes input, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1350, CVE-2019-1352, CVE-2019-1354, CVE-2019-1387.

CVSS

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EPSS

28.41% (top 3.50%)

CWE

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Published

2020-01-24T20:50:25.000Z

Last modified

2024-08-04T18:13:30.511Z

CVSS vector

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01What is this vulnerability?

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1	15.8) — unspecified
Microsoft	Microsoft Visual Studio 2017	15.0
Microsoft	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019	16.0
Microsoft	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0	16.3) — unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

CVE-2019-1350

Cited in vendor advisory

CVE-2019-1352

Cited in vendor advisory

CVE-2019-1354

Cited in vendor advisory

CVE-2019-1387

Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

Published: 2020-01-24T20:50:25.000Z
Last modified: 2024-08-04T18:13:30.511Z

09References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1349
public-inbox.org — https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0228
security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30
lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html

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