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    CVE-2017-8386

    git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.

    Published:May 5, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jun 1, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.75646
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Git
    Product
    Git-shell
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1https://github.com/suz1n/WHS3_vulhub

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html
    http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
    https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/
    https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html
    http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
    https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/
    https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High