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Improper Input Validation Affecting git-email package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GITEMAIL-1978694
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Sept 2017
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Introduced: 26 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14867  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 git-email.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream git-email package and not the git-email package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Git before 2.10.5, 2.11.x before 2.11.4, 2.12.x before 2.12.5, 2.13.x before 2.13.6, and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 uses unsafe Perl scripts to support subcommands such as cvsserver, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a module name. The vulnerable code is reachable via git-shell even without CVS support.