{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8386","details":"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.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:42:08.665014Z","published":"2017-05-10T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-3287-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-8386"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8386"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1705.1/01337.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1705.1/01346.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3287-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8386"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"git","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5"}]}],"versions":["1:1.8.3.2-1","1:1.8.4.2-1","1:1.8.4.3-1","1:1.8.4.4-1","1:1.8.5-1","1:1.8.5.1-1","1:1.8.5.2-1","1:1.8.5.2-2","1:1.8.5.3-1","1:1.9~rc1-1","1:1.9.0-1","1:1.9.1-1","1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.1","1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.2","1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.3","1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-all"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-arch"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-bzr"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-core"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-cvs"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-daemon-run"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-daemon-sysvinit"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-el"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-email"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-gui"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-man"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-mediawiki"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"git-svn"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"gitk"},{"binary_version":"1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5","binary_name":"gitweb"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8386.json"}},{"package":{"name":"git","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/git@1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1"}]}],"versions":["1:2.5.0-1","1:2.6.2-1","1:2.6.3-1","1:2.6.4-1","1:2.7.0~rc3-1","1:2.7.0-1","1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1","1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-all"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-arch"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-core"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-cvs"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-daemon-run"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-daemon-sysvinit"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-el"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-email"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-gui"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-man"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-mediawiki"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"git-svn"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"gitk"},{"binary_version":"1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"gitweb"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8386.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}