CVE-2008-5916

Summary

CVECVE-2008-5916
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-21 02:30:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-08 01:33:00 UTC
Descriptiongitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 1.6.x before 1.6.0.6, 1.5.6.x before 1.5.6.6, 1.5.5.x before 1.5.5.6, 1.5.4.x before 1.5.4.7, and other versions after 1.4.3 allows local repository owners to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the diff.external configuration variable and executing a crafted gitweb query.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 1.5.5 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 1.5.5.3 r1 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 1.5.6 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 1.5.6.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.5 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 1.5.5 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 1.5.5.3 r1 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 1.5.6 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 1.5.6.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.0.5 All All All

References

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USN-723-1: Git vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[git] 20081220 [Security] gitweb local privilege escalation (fix) MLIST marc.info
50918 OSVDB osvdb.org
'[Security] gitweb local privilege escalation (fix)' - MARC MLIST marc.info
Ubuntu update for git-core - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request -- git MLIST www.openwall.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- git: Multiple vulnerabilties GENTOO www.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: git-1.5.6.6-1.fc9 FEDORA www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: git-1.5.4.3-3.fc8 FEDORA www.redhat.com
Fedora update for git - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
gitweb local privilege escalation - CXSecurity.com SREASON securityreason.com
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oss-security - CVE request -- git MLIST www.openwall.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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