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CVE-2012-4465

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.

Published

2012-10-10T18:55:05.207

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application lars_hjemli cgit ≤ 0.9.0.3 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.2 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.3 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.4 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.5 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.6 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.2 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.6.3 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.7 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.7.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.7.2 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.1.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.2.2 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.2 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.3 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.4 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.8.3.5 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.9 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.9.0.1 Yes
Application lars_hjemli cgit 0.9.0.2 Yes
References