CVE-2018-7187

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-7187
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-16 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-08-16 13:01:00 UTC
DescriptionThe "go get" implementation in Go 1.9.4, when the -insecure command-line option is used, does not validate the import path (get/vcs.go only checks for "://" anywhere in the string), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted web site.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Golang Go All All All All
Application Golang Go All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cmd/go: arbitrary command execution via VCS path · Issue #23867 · golang/go · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1294-1] golang security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4379-1 golang-1.7 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4380-1 golang-1.8 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Go: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201804-12) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
gist.github.com/SLAYEROWNER/b2a358f13ab267f2e9543bb9f9320ffc MISC gist.github.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710245 Gentoo Linux Go Arbitrary code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201804-12)

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