CVE-2017-14867 (High) detected in gitv2.30.2

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CVE-2017-14867 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - gitv2.30.2

The core git plumbing

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git

Found in HEAD commit: ba2736d761e0b2eedf96d852609858eb858f42dd

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/git-archimport.perl

Vulnerability Details

Git before 2.10.5, 2.11.x before 2.11.4, 2.12.x before 2.12.5, 2.13.x before 2.13.6, and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 uses unsafe Perl scripts to support subcommands such as cvsserver, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a module name. The vulnerable code is reachable via git-shell even without CVS support.

Publish Date: 2017-09-29

URL: CVE-2017-14867

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14867

Release Date: 2017-09-29

Fix Resolution: v2.14.2,v2.13.7,v2.13.6,v2.12.5,v2.11.4,v2.10.5

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