CVE-2017-12836
cvs - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.5%
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."
How to fix CVE-2017-12836
To remediate CVE-2017-12836, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/cvs—upgrade to 1.12.12-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2:1.12.13+real-24 or later
- —upgrade to 2:1.12.13+real-9+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2:1.12.13+real-15+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-12836 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.12.12-r0
- from 0, < 2:1.12.13+real-24
- from 0, < 2:1.12.13+real-9+deb7u1
- from 0, < 2:1.12.13+real-15+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |