CVE-2017-12836

HIGH

CVS 1.12.x - Remote Code Execution via Crafted SSH Repository URL

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

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."

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1
Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0367
EPSS Percentile 88.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (15)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
gnu/cvs 1.12.1
gnu/cvs 1.12.3
gnu/cvs 1.12.5
gnu/cvs 1.12.6
gnu/cvs 1.12.7
... and 5 more
Published Aug 24, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026