CVE-2009-2108

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2108
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-06-18 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptiongit-daemon in git 1.4.4.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a request containing extra unrecognized arguments.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Git Git 1.4.4.5 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 1.5.2 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 rc5 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3 rc7 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.3.8 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 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.4 rc4 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 1.5.4.4 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 1.5.5.3 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 1.5.5.6 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 1.5.6.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.6 rc0 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.6 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.5.6.6 rc3 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 1.6.0.6 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.1 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.1 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.1 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.1 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.1.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.2 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.2.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.2.2 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.2.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.2.4 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.2.5 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.3 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.3 rc1 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.3 rc2 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.3 rc3 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.3 rc4 All All
Application Git Git 1.6.3.1 All All All
Application Git Git 1.6.3.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Git Parameter Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
thread.gmane.org | 522: Connection timed out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 thread.gmane.org Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- git: git-daemon Denial of Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Git git-daemon Parameter Parsing Infinite Loop Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
article.gmane.org | 522: Connection timed out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 article.gmane.org Patch
Gentoo update for git - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Git daemon infinite loop af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: git-1.6.0.6-4.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
git daemon DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:155 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Git Virtualization Support Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: git-1.6.0.6-4.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
osvdb.org/55034 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: git-1.6.2.5-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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