VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-4465

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-10-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references