CVE-2023-51385
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 18, 2023
Updated: Mar 13, 2024
CWE ID 78
Summary
CVE-2023-51385 is a vulnerability affecting OpenSSH versions prior to 9.6. It allows for OS command injection if a user name or host name contains shell metacharacters and is referenced by an expansion token in specific situations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating an untrusted Git repository, where a submodule has a user name or host name with shell metacharacters. This could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary OS commands, posing a significant security risk.
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Affected Products
- OpenSSH
- Debian
Affected Vendors
- OpenBSD Project
- Debian
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