CVE-2008-5516

Summary

CVECVE-2008-5516
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-20 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 02:19:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264 | CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Git Git 0.99.9j All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9k All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9l All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9m All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9n All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.0b All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.8 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.1.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 rc5 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 rc7 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.8 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc0 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc1.1136.g2794 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc5 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.4 All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9j All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9k All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9l All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9m All All All
Application Git Git 0.99.9n All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.0b All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.0.8 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.1.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.2.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.3.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.1.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.2.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.3.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.4.4.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.0.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.1.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.2.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 rc5 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 rc7 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.8 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc0 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc1.1136.g2794 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc5 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4.7 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.5.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.4 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 0.6.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 0.7.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 0.6.0 All All All
Application Git-scm Git 0.7.0 All All All
Operating System Rpath Linux 2 All All All
Operating System Rpath Linux 2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-723-1: Git vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936 CONFIRM issues.rpath.com
Ubuntu update for git-core - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- git: Multiple vulnerabilties GENTOO www.gentoo.org
Public Git Hosting MISC repo.or.cz
#512330 - gitweb: do not run "git diff" that is Porcelain - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request -- git MLIST www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1708-1 git-core DEBIAN www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request -- git MLIST www.openwall.com
Gentoo update for git - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Public Git Hosting - git.git/commitdiff MISC repo.or.cz
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request -- git MLIST www.openwall.com
git gitweb Remote System User Deterministic Unauthorized Access - CXSecurity.com SREASON securityreason.com
Bug 479715 – git: gitweb multiple remote command injections (CVE-2008-5516 CVE-2008-5517) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005 - rPath Wiki CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:001 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Webmail- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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