High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17459
CVE-2017-17459
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:fossil_scm:fossil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fossil_scm:fossil:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.4
- (no CPE)range: <2.4
Patches
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References
4- www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/info/1f63db591c77108cnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.fossil-scm.org/xfer/doc/trunk/www/changes.wikinvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BLAFCQGE7C5UMX75LESNUMKTXTURUVQM/nvd
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