CVE-2017-1000117
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3934
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100283
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039131
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2484
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2485
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2674
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2675
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-10
- https://support.apple.com/HT208103
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42599/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1466490.html
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.