High severity · published Dec 7, 2017
CVE-2017-17459
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…
8.8
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fossil · Fossil Scm
before 2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17459
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17459
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1071709
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BLAFCQGE7C5UMX75LESNUMKTXTURUVQM/
Release Notes
https://www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/doc/trunk/www/changes.wiki#v2_4
Patch
https://www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/info/1f63db591c77108c
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