CVE-2017-17459
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.8%
Description
http_transport.c in Fossil before 2.4, when the SSH sync protocol is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-12976, CVE-2017-14176, CVE-2017-16228, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.
How to fix CVE-2017-17459
To remediate CVE-2017-17459, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:2.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-17459 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.4-1
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 |