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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2011-1027

CVE-2011-1027

UNKNOWN

Off-by-one error in the convert_query_hexchar function in html

Published Mar 20, 2011

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Off-by-one error in the convert_query_hexchar function in html.c in cgit.cgi in cgit before 0.8.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a string composed of a % (percent) character followed by invalid hex characters, as demonstrated by a %gg sequence.

References

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/168493

http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=fc384b16fb9787380746000d3cea2d53fccc548e

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055896.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055898.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055966.html

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/3

http://secunia.com/advisories/43633

http://secunia.com/advisories/43788

http://www.osvdb.org/71005

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46756

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0667

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680905

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65919

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1027

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Exploitability

Access Vector

NetworkAV:N

Access Complexity

LowAC:L

Authentication

NoneAu:N

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

PartialA:P

5/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 20, 2011

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2011-1027 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence