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CVE-2012-4465

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 deni

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 7

openwall.com

git.zx2c4.com

hjemli.net

bugzilla.redhat.com

secunia.com

securityfocus.com