VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5516
The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.35% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-264
- Affected
- git/git · git-scm/git
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html
- http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff%3Bh=c582abae
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33964Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34194Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4919
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0175Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html
- http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff%3Bh=c582abae
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33964Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34194Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4919
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.