National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5516

Overview

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936

Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-0175

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0175

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-723-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20090113 rPSA-2009-0005-1 git gitweb

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20090123 Re: CVE request -- git

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20090121 Re: CVE request -- git

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20090120 Re: CVE request -- git

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200903-15

Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1708

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005

Hyperlink:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005

External Source: SREASON

Name: 4919

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4919

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34194

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34194

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33964

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33964

External Source: MISC

Name: http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff;h=c582abae

Hyperlink:http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff;h=c582abae

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2009:001

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330

Hyperlink:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330