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High
CVE-2017-8386
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before...
Vulnerability Description
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
- https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
git-shell, leap, debian linux, ubuntu linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
42.1, 8.0, 14.04, 16.04, 16.10, 17.04, 24, 25, 26
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 1st, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.