vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-12976): git-annex vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 20, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 20, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-12976
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-12976
- URL-http://source.git-annex.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=blob;f=doc/bugs/dashed_ssh_hostname_security_hole.mdwn
- URL-http://source.git-annex.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=commit;h=c24d0f0e8984576654e2be149005bc884fe0403a
- URL-http://source.git-annex.branchable.com/?p=source.git;a=commit;h=df11e54788b254efebb4898b474de11ae8d3b471
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12976
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