CVE-2017-17831

Published: 21 December 2017

GitHub Git LFS before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, located on a "url =" line in a .lfsconfig file within a repository.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
git-lfs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Not vulnerable (2.3.4-1)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (2.3.4-1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.1.1)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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