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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1120-1 git security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6346 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3438-1 Git vulnerability
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Solution

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Workaround

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History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.06063}

epss

{'score': 0.05962}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:21.436Z

Reserved: 2017-09-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-14867

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-29T01:34:50.047

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-14867

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14867 - Bugzilla

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