CVE-2017-16228

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    CVE-2017-16228

    Published: 29 Oct 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.dulwich.io/code/dulwich/, https://tracker.debian.org/news/882440, https://www.dulwich.io/code/dulwich/commit/7116a0cbbda571f7dac863f4b1c00b6e16d6d8d6/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    dulwich-0.18.4
    dulwich-0.18.3
    dulwich-0.18.2
    dulwich-0.18.1
    dulwich-0.18.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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