High severity · published Sep 29, 2017
CVE-2017-14867
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,…
8.8
CVSS
36%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)36.0% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
GI
Git · Git-scm
through 2.10.4; 2.11.0; 2.11.1; 2.11.2; 2.11.3; 2.12.0; +12 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14867
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14867
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/26/9
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101060
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039431
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/876854
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00246.html
public-inbox.org
https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqy3p29ekj.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/T/#u
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