VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-1901
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.79%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer