Vulnerability CVE-2017-12836
Published: 2017-08-24

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."

Type:

CWE-noinfo

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.1/10
6.4/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
IBM -> Websphere mq 
GNU -> CVS 
Debian -> Debian linux 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 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
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