CVE-2012-4465 | BDVDB-2026-52980 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/30/1
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec
- http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2012-July/000652.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50734
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55724
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/7
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.