CVE-2012-4465

Medium

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substr function in parsing.c in cgit 0.9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an empty username in the "Author" field in a commit.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLars Hjemli Cgit
PublishedOct 10, 2012
First seenOct 10, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
lars_hjemli cgitv ≤ 0.9.0.3, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.7, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.8, 0.8.1, 0.8.1.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.2.1, 0.8.2.2, 0.8.3, 0.8.3.1, 0.8.3.2, 0.8.3.3, 0.8.3.4, 0.8.3.5, 0.9, 0.9.0.1, 0.9.0.2—

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CVE-2012-4465 · Lars Hjemli Cgit · Dark Radar