CVE-2017-12836
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
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."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:1.12.13+real-24 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:1.12.13+real-24 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:1.12.13+real-24 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:1.12.13+real-24 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:1.12.13+real-24 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 17.04 | affected | |
References
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12836.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12836
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.