CVE-2016-7794
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
- Record
CVE-2016-7794- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
- Record
CVE-2016-7794- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8644 No score
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8644- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jhg-r465-4xfg
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
- Record
GHSA-9jhg-r465-4xfg- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
- Record
CVE-2016-7794- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7794
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7794- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7794
sociomantic-tsunami git-hub before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted repository name.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7794- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7794 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sociomantic Git-hub, published January 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.51%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in git-hub 0.10.2-2.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/2
securityfocus.com/bid/93249
github.com/sociomantic-tsunami/git-hub/issues/197
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7794
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7794
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7794
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7794