CVE-2017-12836
HIGH7.5EPSS 2.5%cvs - security update
Published: 8/24/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
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."
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/cvsfrom 0, < 1.12.12-r0
- Debian/cvsfrom 0, < 2:1.12.13+real-24
- Debian/cvsfrom 0, < 2:1.12.13+real-9+deb7u1
- Debian/cvsfrom 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 |