CVE-2017-12976

high

Published 2017-08-20 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`6.20171003-1`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`6.20170818-1`
sid	Fixed	`6.20170818-1`
forky	Fixed	`6.20170818-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`6.20170818-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`6.20170818-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
git-annex_project	git-annex	`{"endIncluding":"6.20170520"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.