CVE-2017-14867: debian debian_linux OS Command Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-14867 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 36.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 28-09-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Git before 2.10.5, 2.11.x before 2.11.4, 2.12.x before 2.12.5, 2.13.x before 2.13.6, and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 uses unsafe Perl scripts to support subcommands such as cvsserver, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a module name. The vulnerable code is reachable via git-shell even without CVS support.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
36.00%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 36.00% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse12 products
- git&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS< 2.12.3-27.9.1
- git&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 2.12.3-27.9.1
- git&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 2.12.3-27.9.1
- git&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 2.12.3-27.9.1
- git&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1< 2.12.3-27.9.1
Debian2 products
- git< 1:2.14.2-1 | < 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u5 | < 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u2 | < 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy6
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Git-scm1 product
- git≤ 2.10.4 | 2.11.0 | 2.11.1 | 2.11.2 | 2.11.3 | 2.12.0 | 2.12.1 | 2.12.2 | 2.12.3 | 2.12.4 | 2.13.0 | 2.13.1 | 2.13.2 | 2.13.3 | 2.13.4 | 2.13.5 | 2.14.0 | 2.14.1
Mageia1 product
- git< 2.13.6-1.mga6
Ubuntu1 product
- git< 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.7 | < 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.3
5 vendors · 17 products
References
20 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/26/9X Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00246.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- public-inbox.org/git/xmqqy3p29ekj.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/T/X Refsource CONFIRM