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CVE-2017-17831

Date: December 21, 2017

GitHub Git LFS before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, located on a "url =" line in a .lfsconfig file within a repository.

Language: Go

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (12)

Url: https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/pull/2241

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102926

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17831

Url: https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commit/f913f5f9c7c6d1301785fdf9884a2942d59cdf19

Url: https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/pull/2242

Url: https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs

Url: http://blog.recurity-labs.com/2017-08-10/scm-vulns

Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20200227131639/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102926

Url: https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0073

Url: https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v2.1.1

Url: https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-17831

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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