CVE-2012-4465

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4465
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-10 18:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.4 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.5 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.6.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.7 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.7.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.7.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.1.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.2.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.2.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.3 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.4 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.8.3.5 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.9 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.9.0.1 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit 0.9.0.2 All All All
Application Lars Hjemli Cgit All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
820733 – avoid stack-smash when processing unusual commit [fedora-all] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
cgit - A hyperfast web frontend for git repositories written in C. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.zx2c4.com
oss-security - cgit: heap buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
cgit 'Author' Field Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: cgit: heap buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hjemli.net
Security Advisory SA50734 - cgit Denial of Service and Command Injection Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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