CVE-2017-16228

Dulwich before 0.18.5, when an SSH subprocess is used, allows 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-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.

• https://tracker.debian.org/news/882440Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.dulwich.io/code/dulwich/Product, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.dulwich.io/code/dulwich/commit/7116a0cbbda571f7dac863f4b1c00b6e16d6d8d6/Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://tracker.debian.org/news/882440Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.dulwich.io/code/dulwich/Product, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.dulwich.io/code/dulwich/commit/7116a0cbbda571f7dac863f4b1c00b6e16d6d8d6/Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Oct 29, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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