CVE-2017-1000117

Summary

CVECVE-2017-1000117
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-05 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-601

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc3 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc3 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.5 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.10.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 rc3 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.0 rc3 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.8.5 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 rc0 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.0 rc2 All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.2 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.9.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[ANNOUNCE] Git v2.14.1, v2.13.5, and others MISC www.mail-archive.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[ANNOUNCE] Git v2.14.1, v2.13.5, and others www.mail-archive.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
About the security content of Xcode 9 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Git: Command injection (GLSA 201709-10) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Git 'ssh://' URL Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Git CVE-2017-1000117 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3934-1 git DEBIAN www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Git < 2.7.5 - Command Injection (Metasploit) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378269 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for git-cvs (VZLSA-2017:2485)
  • 500216 Alpine Linux Security Update for git
  • 503960 Alpine Linux Security Update for git
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