medium4.6
CVE-2008-5916
gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 1.6.x before 1.6.0.6, 1.5.6.x before 1.5.6.6, 1.5.5.x before 1.5.5.6, 1.5.4.x before 1.5.4.7, and other versions after 1.4.…
Impact
gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 1.6.x before 1.6.0.6, 1.5.6.x before 1.5.6.6, 1.5.5.x before 1.5.5.6, 1.5.4.x before 1.5.4.7, and other versions after 1.4.3 allows local repository owners to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the diff.external configuration variable and executing a crafted gitweb query.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Git | Git | Versions 1.4.3.1, 1.4.3.2, 1.4.3.3, 1.4.3.4, 1.4.3.5, 1.4.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://marc.info/?l=git&m=122975564100860&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122975564100863&w=2:
- http://osvdb.org/50918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34194
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4922
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/15/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47528
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01169.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01170.html
- http://marc.info/?l=git&m=122975564100860&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122975564100863&w=2:
- http://osvdb.org/50918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34194
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4922
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/15/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1