CVE-2012-4465 (GCVE-0-2012-4465)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-10 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/30/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ec… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2012-July/000652.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50734 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55724 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2012-04-23 00:00
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