CVE-2008-5516

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.30% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0175 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff%3Bh=c582abae
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4919 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34194 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33964 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7 mailing list
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5516?
CVE-2008-5516 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5516?
To fix CVE-2008-5516, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5516 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5516 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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