CVE-2017-12836
CVS SSH ProxyCommand Execution
Description
CVS 1.12.x, when configured to use SSH for remote repositories, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a repository URL with a crafted hostname, as demonstrated by "-oProxyCommand=id;localhost:/bar."
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 24, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-12836 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12836
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-12836 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-12836 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-77 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 26, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-77 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cvs:1.12.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12836 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12836
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.32 }} -1.08%
score
0.86718
percentile