Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-17458 - OS Command Injection vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
mercurial
debian
CWE-78
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2017-12-07
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

In Mercurial before 4.4.1, it is possible that a specially malformed repository can cause Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code in the form of a .git/hooks/post-update script checked into the repository. Typical use of Mercurial prevents construction of such repositories, but they can be created programmatically.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mercurial
111
OS
Debian
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
  • Command Delimiters
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that allows an attacker's commands to be concatenated onto a legitimate command with the intent of targeting other resources such as the file system or database. The system that uses a filter or a blacklist input validation, as opposed to whitelist validation is vulnerable to an attacker who predicts delimiters (or combinations of delimiters) not present in the filter or blacklist. As with other injection attacks, the attacker uses the command delimiter payload as an entry point to tunnel through the application and activate additional attacks through SQL queries, shell commands, network scanning, and so on.
  • Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
    An attacker supplies the target software with input data that contains sequences of special characters designed to bypass input validation logic. This exploit relies on the target making multiples passes over the input data and processing a "layer" of special characters with each pass. In this manner, the attacker can disguise input that would otherwise be rejected as invalid by concealing it with layers of special/escape characters that are stripped off by subsequent processing steps. The goal is to first discover cases where the input validation layer executes before one or more parsing layers. That is, user input may go through the following logic in an application: In such cases, the attacker will need to provide input that will pass through the input validator, but after passing through parser2, will be converted into something that the input validator was supposed to stop.
  • Argument Injection
    An attacker changes the behavior or state of a targeted application through injecting data or command syntax through the targets use of non-validated and non-filtered arguments of exposed services or methods.
  • OS Command Injection
    In this type of an attack, an adversary injects operating system commands into existing application functions. An application that uses untrusted input to build command strings is vulnerable. An adversary can leverage OS command injection in an application to elevate privileges, execute arbitrary commands and compromise the underlying operating system.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idATLASSIAN_SOURCETREE_2_4_7_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Atlassian SourceTree installed on the remote Windows host is a version 0.5.1.0 prior to 2.4.7.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id106870
    published2018-02-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/106870
    titleAtlassian SourceTree 0.5.1.0 < 2.4.7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(106870);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-14593", "CVE-2017-17458", "CVE-2017-17831");
  script_bugtraq_id(102926);
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0056");

  script_name(english:"Atlassian SourceTree 0.5.1.0 < 2.4.7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Atlassian SourceTree.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The version of Atlassian SourceTree installed on the remote Windows
host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Atlassian SourceTree installed on the remote Windows
host is a version 0.5.1.0 prior to 2.4.7.0. It is, therefore, affected
by multiple vulnerabilities.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Atlassian SourceTree 2.4.7.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/05/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/02/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:atlassian:sourcetree");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("atlassian_sourcetree_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/SourceTree");

  exit(0);
}

include("vcf.inc");
include("vcf_extras.inc");

app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"SourceTree");

constraints = [{ "min_version" : "0.5.1.0", "fixed_version" : "2.4.7.0" }];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2017-1388.NASL
    descriptionThis update for mercurial fixes the following issue : - CVE-2017-17458: A specially malformed repository may have caused Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code (bsc#1071715)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2017-12-18
    plugin id105343
    published2017-12-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105343
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : mercurial (openSUSE-2017-1388)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2017-1388.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(105343);
  script_version("3.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-17458");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : mercurial (openSUSE-2017-1388)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2017-1388 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update for mercurial fixes the following issue :

  - CVE-2017-17458: A specially malformed repository may
    have caused Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code
    (bsc#1071715)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1071715"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mercurial packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mercurial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mercurial-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mercurial-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mercurial-lang");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/12/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/12/18");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE42\.2|SUSE42\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "42.2 / 42.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"mercurial-3.8.3-2.11.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"mercurial-debuginfo-3.8.3-2.11.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"mercurial-debugsource-3.8.3-2.11.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"mercurial-lang-3.8.3-2.11.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"mercurial-4.2.3-7.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"mercurial-debuginfo-4.2.3-7.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"mercurial-debugsource-4.2.3-7.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"mercurial-lang-4.2.3-7.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mercurial / mercurial-debuginfo / mercurial-debugsource / etc");
}
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1414.NASL
    descriptionThe fix for arbitrary code execution documented in CVE-2017-17458 was incomplete in the previous upload. A more exhaustive change was implemented upstream and completely disables non-Mercurial subrepositories unless users changed the subrepos.allowed setting. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110927
    published2018-07-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110927
    titleDebian DLA-1414-2 : mercurial regression update
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1414-2. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(110927);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/02 16:41:58");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-17458");

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1414-2 : mercurial regression update");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The fix for arbitrary code execution documented in CVE-2017-17458 was
incomplete in the previous upload. A more exhaustive change was
implemented upstream and completely disables non-Mercurial
subrepositories unless users changed the subrepos.allowed setting.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version
3.1.2-2+deb8u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your mercurial packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00041.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/mercurial"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Upgrade the affected mercurial, and mercurial-common packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mercurial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mercurial-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/07/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/07/06");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"mercurial", reference:"3.1.2-2+deb8u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"mercurial-common", reference:"3.1.2-2+deb8u6")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1224.NASL
    descriptionA vulnerability was found in the Mercurial version control system which could lead to remote arbitrary code execution. CVE-2017-17458 A specially malformed Mercurial repository could cause Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code in the form of a .git/hooks/post-update script checked into the parent repository. Typical use of Mercurial prevents construction of such repositories, but they can be created programmatically. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2017-12-29
    plugin id105488
    published2017-12-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105488
    titleDebian DLA-1224-1 : mercurial security update
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1224-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(105488);
  script_version("3.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-17458");

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1224-1 : mercurial security update");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A vulnerability was found in the Mercurial version control system
which could lead to remote arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2017-17458

A specially malformed Mercurial repository could cause Git
subrepositories to run arbitrary code in the form of a
.git/hooks/post-update script checked into the parent repository.
Typical use of Mercurial prevents construction of such repositories,
but they can be created programmatically.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version
2.2.2-4+deb7u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your mercurial packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00027.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/mercurial"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Upgrade the affected mercurial, and mercurial-common packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mercurial");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mercurial-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/12/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/12/29");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mercurial", reference:"2.2.2-4+deb7u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mercurial-common", reference:"2.2.2-4+deb7u6")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

References