CVE-2016-1901
CGit Buffer Overflow
Description
Integer overflow in the authenticate_post function in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a large value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a buffer overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 20, 2016, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1901
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the cgit packages.
- If necessary, reboot the system.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-1901.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1901 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1901
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-1901 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1901 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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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=4458abf64172a62b92810c2293450106e6dfc763 Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176167.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176198.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00067.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00084.html Added Reference http://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2016-January/002817.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3545 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/3 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00067.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00084.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176198.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3545 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cgit_project:cgit:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cgit_project:cgit:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176167.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cgit_project:cgit:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/3 Exploit Changed Reference Type http://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2016-January/002817.html No Types Assigned http://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2016-January/002817.html Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/6 Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.36 }} 1.27%
score
0.88440
percentile