CVE-2017-16228 Affecting dulwich package, versions <0.18.5-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published20 Jul 2026
- disclosed29 Oct 2017
Introduced: 29 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-16228 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest dulwich to version 0.18.5-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dulwich package and not the dulwich package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
Dulwich before 0.18.5, when an SSH subprocess is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-12976, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.