9.3

CVE-2017-17459: fossil_scm fossil

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0042UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17459DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17459
Published 07-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17459 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in fossil_scm fossil. EPSS estimates a 3.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.36 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10764-1

Timeline

  1. 07-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

http_transport.c in Fossil before 2.4, when the SSH sync protocol is used, allows user-assisted 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-2017-14176, CVE-2017-16228, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.36 pp

From 2.80% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
3.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • fossil< 2.4-1.mga5
  • fossil< 2.4-1.mga6
Debian1 product
  • fossil< 1:2.4-1
Fossil_scm1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • fossilAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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