Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting cvs package, versions *
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Start learning- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-CVS-1979785
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed10 Aug 2017
Introduced: 10 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12836 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 cvs.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cvs package and not the cvs package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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."
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100279
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12836
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3940
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-17
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480800
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/bug-cvs/2017-08/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/11/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3399-1