CVE-2017-17831

GitHub Git LFS before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, located on a "url =" line in a .lfsconfig file within a repository.

• CWE-20

• http://blog.recurity-labs.com/2017-08-10/scm-vulnsExploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102926Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/pull/2242Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v2.1.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://blog.recurity-labs.com/2017-08-10/scm-vulnsExploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102926Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/pull/2242Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v2.1.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory

Published

Dec 21, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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