Upstream information

CVE-2017-17459 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 8.8 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low High
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction Required Required
Scope Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality Impact High Low
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High Low
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1071709 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

    openSUSE-SU-2017:3271-1

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • fossil >= 2.16-1.2
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA fossil-2.16-1.2


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Dec 7 11:51:21 2017
CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 7 13:16:19 2023