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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-4394 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.804Z
Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-4465
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-10-10T18:55:05.207
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-4465
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD