ubuntu-cve-2018-7187
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-02-16 17:29
Modified
2025-10-24 04:46
Summary
Details

The "go get" implementation in Go 1.9.4, when the -insecure command-line option is used, does not validate the import path (get/vcs.go only checks for "://" anywhere in the string), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted web site.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
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          {
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            "binary_version": "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4"
          },
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      },
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              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "1.6-0ubuntu2",
        "1.6-0ubuntu3",
        "1.6-0ubuntu4",
        "1.6-0ubuntu5",
        "1.6.1-0ubuntu1",
        "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04",
        "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.2",
        "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.3",
        "1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.9",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.9-go",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-1.9-src",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "golang-1.9",
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      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
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        "1.9.2-1ubuntu1",
        "1.9.2-3ubuntu1",
        "1.9.3-1ubuntu1",
        "1.9.4-1ubuntu1"
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The \"go get\" implementation in Go 1.9.4, when the -insecure command-line option is used, does not validate the import path (get/vcs.go only checks for \"://\" anywhere in the string), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted web site.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7187",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:46:56Z",
  "published": "2018-02-16T17:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7187"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7187"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-7187"
  ]
}



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