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CVE-2023-51385

Date: December 17, 2023

In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (15)

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-51385
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-17
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/2
https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/ssh/security/openssh/libssh/remote-code-execution/2023/12/20/openssh-proxycommand-libssh-rce.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/26/4
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.html
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/7ef3787c84b6b524501211b11a26c742f829af1a
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0005/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51385
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.6
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-51385
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-51385

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CWE-78

CVSS v3.1

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

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