CVE catalog

CVE-2012-4465

cgit: CVE-2012-4465

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
3.38% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiancgitsid1.3.1+git2.54.0-1not affected
Debiancgitforky1.3.1+git2.54.0-1not affected
Debiancgittrixie1.2.3+git20240802.70.09d24d7+git2.46.0-1not affected
Debiancgitbookworm1.2.3+git20221219.50.91f2590+git2.39.1-1not affected
Opensusecgittumbleweed1.0-1.3fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
DebiancgitsourcesidNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebiancgitsourceforkyNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebiancgitsourcetrixieNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebiancgitsourcebookwormNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
Opensusecgitrpmtumbleweed1.0-1.3Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [cgit]Not affected
    Details (2)

    • 1.2.3+git20221219.50.91f2590+git2.39.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · cgit · debian · bookworm

    • 1.2.3+git20221219.50.91f2590+git2.39.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      dsa · cgit · debian · bookworm

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [cgit]Fixed

    Source package: [cgit]

    Details (1)

    • 1.3.1-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-1.3

      dsa · cgit · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]