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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843277
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3387-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the USN-3387-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the USN-3387-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Brian Neel, Joern Schneeweisz, and Jeff King discovered that Git did
not properly handle host names in 'ssh://' URLs. A remote attacker
could use this to construct a git repository that when accessed could
run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

Affected Software/OS:
'git' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-1000117
BugTraq ID: 100283
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100283
Debian Security Information: DSA-3934 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3934
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42599/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-10
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg1466490.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2484
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2484
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2485
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2485
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2491
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2674
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2674
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2675
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2675
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039131
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