CVE-2014-6274 S3 and Glacier remotes creds embedded in the git repo were not encrypted
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 0.18%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes
was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid,
the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository
in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/git-annex(Debian:12) | < 5.20140919 | 5.20140919 |
| debian/git-annex(Debian:13) | < 5.20140919 | 5.20140919 |
| debian/git-annex(Debian:14) | < 5.20140919 | 5.20140919 |
| git-annex project git-annex | >= 3.20121126, < 5.20140919 | 5.20140919 |
| git-annex | >= 3.20121126, < 5.20140919 | 5.20140919 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2014-6274 vendor-advisory
- git-annex.branchable.com product