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CVE-2012-4465

Published: Oct 10, 2012

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

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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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[oss-security] 20120930 cgit: heap buffer overflow

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http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec

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[cgit] 20120703 avoid stack-smash when processing unusual commit

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820733

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vdb-entry

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[oss-security] 20121003 Re: cgit: heap buffer overflow

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