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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.38%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
3.38% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
lars hjemli/cgit
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.