Is CVE-2017-14867 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-14867 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14867?

CVE-2017-14867 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-14867?

Patch guidance is available from git-scm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-14867.

Fix CVE-2017-14867 - HIGH git-scm git

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-14867?

20 products: git-scm git, git-scm git, git-scm git, git-scm git, git-scm git, and 15 more.

Description

Git before 2.10.5, 2.11.x before 2.11.4, 2.12.x before 2.12.5, 2.13.x before 2.13.6, and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 uses unsafe Perl scripts to support subcommands such as cvsserver, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a module name. The vulnerable code is reachable via git-shell even without CVS support.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-78 · OS Command Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GIT-SCM
Published: 9/29/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

git-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD