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CVE-2012-4465

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
3.4% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-4394)
Published
October 10, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4394 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit
  • lars hjemli / cgit

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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