SB2017102410 - Ubuntu update for Bazaar
Published: October 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102410
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14176)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted bzr+ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, trick the victim into visiting it, inject and execute arbitrary commands when Subprocess SSH is used.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.