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CVE-2016-1901 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=4458abf64172a62b92810c2293450106e6dfc763 CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176167.html CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176198.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00067.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00084.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
fedoraproject fedora
22

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
cgit project cgit
<= 0.11.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:cgit_project:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1901
NVD Published Date:
Jan 20, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1901 Details - Not Deferred