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CVE-2017-17459

N/A
Published: December 7, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFossil

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

http_transport.c in Fossil before 2.4, when the SSH sync protocol is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-12976, CVE-2017-14176, CVE-2017-16228, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fossil· Fossil Scm
95%
v < 2.4
Affected range stops below 2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1071709
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BLAFCQGE7C5UMX75LESNUMKTXTURUVQM/
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/doc/trunk/www/changes.wiki#v2_4
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/info/1f63db591c77108c

CVSS

9.3HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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