# CVE-2017-17831: GO-2021-0073 - Arbitrary command execution in github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-17831-github-git-lfs-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-04-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-17831 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2021-04-14

Arbitrary command execution in github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs

Technologies: [github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-git-lfs-git-lfs). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-17831 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-17831 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-17831?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 April 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6+incompatible.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-17831?** Yes. github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go): upgrade to 2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6, 2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6+incompatible or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-17831?** Check whether you run github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go): upgrade to 2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6, 2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6+incompatible or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs@v2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6+incompatible
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.1-0.20170519163204-f913f5f9c7c6+incompatible

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-17831
- GHSA-w4xh-w33p-4v29
- GO-2021-0073

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