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.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 3.0 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Primary | 2.0 | 9.0 | HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/26/9 | cve@mitre.org | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101060 | cve@mitre.org | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039431 | cve@mitre.org | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.debian.org/876854 | cve@mitre.org | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00246.html | cve@mitre.org | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqy3p29ekj.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/T/#u | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3984 | cve@mitre.org | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/26/9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101060 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039431 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.debian.org/876854 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00246.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqy3p29ekj.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/T/#u | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3984 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory |