CVE-2012-4465
cgit Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 10, 2012, 6:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:42 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.0
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec Added Reference http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2012-July/000652.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/50734 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/30/1 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/7 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55724 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4465 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4465
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.91 }} 0.96%
score
0.93342
percentile