CVE-2017-12836

moderate-risk
Published 2017-08-24

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."

Do I need to act?

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4.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (15)

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Affected Vendors

Canonical Debian Gnu

References (16)

Exploit http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279
Third Party Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17
Exploit http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279
Third Party Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17
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moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate