CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-1000117

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A malicious third-party can provide a crafted 'ssh://...' URL to an unsuspecting victim, which may result in any program on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, tricking the victim into running 'git clone --recurse-submodules' to trigger the vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized execution of programs on user machines, posing a serious threat to the security of the organization's data and systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to avoid running git commands from unknown sources and to verify the contents of .gitmodules files before use.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS