USN-3399-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3399-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3399-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3399-1
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Published
2017-08-21T14:19:45.954153Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:29Z
Summary
cvs vulnerability
Details

Hank Leininger discovered that cvs did not properly handle SSH for remote repositories. A remote attacker could use this to construct a cvs repository that when accessed could run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / cvs

Package

Name
cvs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cvs@2:1.12.13+real-12ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.12.13+real-12ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.12.13+real-11
2:1.12.13+real-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cvs",
            "binary_version": "2:1.12.13+real-12ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-12836",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / cvs

Package

Name
cvs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cvs@2:1.12.13+real-15ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.12.13+real-15ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.12.13+real-15

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cvs",
            "binary_version": "2:1.12.13+real-15ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-12836",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}