CVE-2017-1000117
git - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 70.2%
Description
A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000117
To remediate CVE-2017-1000117, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.14.1-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2.14.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy5 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u4 or later
Is CVE-2017-1000117 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 70.2%, placing CVE-2017-1000117 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.14.1-r0
- from 0, < 1:2.14.1-1
- from 0, < 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy5
- from 0, < 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |