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Debian: CVE-2017-12976: git-annex -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-12976: git-annex -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/20/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

git-annex before 6.20170818 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, as demonstrated by an ssh://-eProxyCommand= URL, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-git-annex

References

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