Buffer overflow in Cgit Project
CVE-2016-1901
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cgit Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/3 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00084.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2016-January/002817.html (mailing-list, Patch)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176198.html (vendor-advisory)
- git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00067.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/6 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3545 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176167.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1901?
- CVE-2016-1901 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cgit Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1901?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.