CVE-2017-8386

8.8 HIGH
Published: June 01, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.7%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

opensuse debian fedoraproject canonical git