CVE-2019-1211

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code in the context of another local user. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to modify Git configuration files on a system prior to a full installation of the application. The attacker would then need to convince another user on the system to execute specific Git commands. The update addresses the issue by changing the permissions required to edit configuration files.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 May 2024, 17:16

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Summary (en) An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files, aka 'Git for Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. (en) An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Git for Visual Studio when it improperly parses configuration files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code in the context of another local user. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to modify Git configuration files on a system prior to a full installation of the application. The attacker would then need to convince another user on the system to execute specific Git commands. The update addresses the issue by changing the permissions required to edit configuration files.

Information

Published : 2019-08-14 21:15

Updated : 2024-05-29 17:16


NVD link : CVE-2019-1211

Mitre link : CVE-2019-1211

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-1211


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • visual_studio_2019
  • visual_studio_2017