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CVE-2017-12976 (GCVE-0-2017-12976)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-20 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:51
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Summary
git-annex before 6.20170818 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, as demonstrated by an ssh://-eProxyCommand= URL, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2017-08-20 00:00
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