Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting cvs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.64% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-CVS-1975949
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Aug 2017

Introduced: 10 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12836  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 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:7 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."