CVE-2017-1000117 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine by tricking them into cloning a malicious repository with submodules.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-1000117?
CVE-2017-1000117 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000117?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
emacs-git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
emacs-git-el Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-all Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-cvs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-daemon Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-email Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-gui Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-svn Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
gitk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
gitweb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
perl-Git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
emacs-git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
emacs-git-el Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-all Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-cvs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-daemon Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-email Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-gui Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-svn Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
gitk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
gitweb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
perl-Git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
emacs-git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
emacs-git-el Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-all Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-cvs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-daemon Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-email Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-gui Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
git-svn Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
gitk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
gitweb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
perl-Git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
emacs-git Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.7.1-9.el6_9 |
Products include Git-Scm Git.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000117?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-1000117 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-1000117 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 22 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000117, CLEANSTART-2025-KP82477, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000117, DLA-1068-1, DSA-3934-1, GHSA-q5x8-47cx-6m4p and 7 more.