CVE-2017-14867

Summary

CVECVE-2017-14867
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-29 01:34:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:39:00 UTC
DescriptionGit 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 All 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 2.11.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 All 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 2.12.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 All 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 2.13.5 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.11.0 All 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 2.11.3 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.12.0 All 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 2.12.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.13.0 All 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 2.13.5 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 2.14.1 All All All
Application Git-scm Git All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Git Command Injection Bug in 'git-cvsserver' Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[ANNOUNCE] Git v2.13.6 and others public-inbox.org
[ANNOUNCE] Git v2.13.6 and others CONFIRM public-inbox.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3984-1 git DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
#876854 - git: CVE-2017-14867: cvsserver OS command injection - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DSA 3984-1] git security update CONFIRM lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Advisory: Git cvsserver OS Command Injection CONFIRM www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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