CVE-2017-12976
git-annex - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.7%
Description
git-annex before 6.20170818 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, as demonstrated by an ssh://-eProxyCommand= URL, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.
How to fix CVE-2017-12976
To remediate CVE-2017-12976, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 6.20170818-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.20120629+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.20141125+oops-1+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 5.20141125+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 6.20170818 or later
Is CVE-2017-12976 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 6.20170818-1
- from 0, < 3.20120629+deb7u1
- from 0, < 5.20141125+oops-1+deb8u2
- from 0, < 5.20141125+deb8u1
- from 0, < 6.20170818
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 |