VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-12836

CVS 1.12.x, when configured to use SSH for remote repositories, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a repository URL with a crafted hostname, as demonstrated by "-oProxyCommand=id;localhost:/bar."

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.02%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 6.02% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: gnu/cvs · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17Third Party Advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.