Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 8.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- 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/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5Third Party Advisory
- 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.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- 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/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5Third Party Advisory
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 1, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified