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git: Crafted URL containing new lines can cause credential leak

🗓️ 21 Apr 2020 08:07:45Reported by RedHatType 
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Git vulnerability allows credential leakage through a crafted web address containing a newline, fooling the credential helper to reveal data for a different host.

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM API Connect
15 Mar 202500:18
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ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 10 package git version 2.25.3-alt1
18 Mar 202000:00
–altlinux
ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package git version 2.25.3-alt1
15 Apr 202000:00
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GithubExploit		Exploit for Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Git
15 Apr 202010:16
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GithubExploit		Exploit for Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Git
16 Apr 202016:19
–githubexploit
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2020-5260
14 Apr 202000:00
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Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2023 : git, git-all, git-core (ALAS2023-2025-815)
24 Jan 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : git (ALAS-2020-1409)
16 Apr 202000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : git (ALAS-2025-2737)
24 Jan 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux AMI : git (ALAS-2020-1357)
17 Apr 202000:00
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64lerh-git218-git-core0:2.18.2-3.el7rh-git218-git-core-0:2.18.2-3.el7.ppc64le.rpm
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux7x86_64rh-git218-git-core0:2.18.2-3.el7rh-git218-git-core-0:2.18.2-3.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7anyrh-git218-git-core-doc0:2.18.2-3.el7.noarchrh-git218-git-core-doc-0:2.18.2-3.el7.noarch.noarch.rpm
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28 Jun 2026 12:16Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5 - 9.3
EPSS0.10047
CWE-20
git vulnerabilitycrafted web addressnewline in addresscredential leakagecredential helperdifferent hostdata confidentiality risk
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