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CVE-2017-1000117 — Git-Scm Git security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.8

A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.0)
Published
2017-10-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-601

Affected products

  • git-scm / git
  • git-scm / git / 2.8.0
  • git-scm / git / 2.8.1
  • git-scm / git / 2.8.2
  • git-scm / git / 2.8.3
  • git-scm / git / 2.8.4

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Check exposure

  • Confirm the affected component, deployment paths, reachable interfaces, and enabled features from inventories and configuration, without probing production destructively.
  • Compare the advisory's affected conditions with the repository lockfiles, build manifests, artifacts, and runtime inventory.
  • Identify data sensitivity, trust boundaries, and privilege level for every confirmed affected deployment.

Remediate safely

  • Apply a vendor-supported fix or remove the affected component or feature; record the selected change and its source in the repository.
  • Update direct and transitive dependency locks, generated artifacts, deployment manifests, and asset inventories together.
  • Add a regression test for the documented unsafe condition using inert inputs and preserve rollback instructions.

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