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
References
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec
- http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2012-July/000652.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50734Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/30/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55724
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec
- http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2012-July/000652.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50734Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/30/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55724
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.