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CVE-2012-4465
CVE-2012-4465
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 3.46% · 87.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.5
EPSS Score
3.46%
87.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| lars_hjemli | cgit | 0.9.0.1, 0, 0.1 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Exploit Intelligence
- [oss-security] 20120930 cgit: heap buffer overflow (circl)
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec (circl)
- [cgit] 20120703 avoid stack-smash when processing unusual commit (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733 (circl)
- 50734 (circl)
- 55724 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20121003 Re: cgit: heap buffer overflow (circl)
Timeline
- Oct 10, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [oss-security] 20120930 cgit: heap buffer overflow mailing-list
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec url
- [cgit] 20120703 avoid stack-smash when processing unusual commit mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733 url
- 50734 third-party-advisory
- 55724 vdb
- [oss-security] 20121003 Re: cgit: heap buffer overflow mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4465 advisory