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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-06-01

Last modified

2024-08-05

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Git-shell (Git)
• Leap (Opensuse)

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/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF7…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVO…
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04