CVE-2017-14867
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Git before 2.10.5, 2.11.x before 2.11.4, 2.12.x before 2.12.5, 2.13.x before 2.13.6, and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 uses unsafe Perl scripts to support subcommands such as cvsserver, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a module name. The vulnerable code is reachable via git-shell even without CVS support.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/26/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101060
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039431
- https://bugs.debian.org/876854
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00246.html
- https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqy3p29ekj.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/T/#u
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3984
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