CVE-2017-14867
Publication date 28 September 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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git | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.3
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.7
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3438-1
- Git vulnerability
- 5 October 2017