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CVE-2008-5916

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gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 1.6.x before 1.6.0.6, 1.5.6.x before 1.5.6.6, 1.5.5.x before 1.5.5.6, 1.5.4.x before 1.5.4.7, and other versions after 1.4.3 allows local repository owners to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the diff.external configuration variable and executing a crafted gitweb query.

Related Files

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200903-15
Posted Mar 9, 2009
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-15 - Multiple vulnerabilities in gitweb allow for remote execution of arbitrary commands. Versions less than 1.6.0.6 are affected.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2008-5516, CVE-2008-5517, CVE-2008-5916
SHA-256 | ee4a8988fca8e7dd0cf0c04d2502155ab9179a6ee36303d43624079a303589b9
Ubuntu Security Notice 723-1
Posted Feb 18, 2009
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-723-1 - It was discovered that Git did not properly handle long file paths. If a user were tricked into performing commands on a specially crafted Git repository, an attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. It was discovered that the Git web interface (gitweb) did not correctly handle shell metacharacters when processing certain commands. A remote attacker could send specially crafted commands to the Git server and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Git web server. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04 LTS. It was discovered that the Git web interface (gitweb) did not properly restrict the diff.external configuration parameter. A local attacker could exploit this issue and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Git web server. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and 8.10.

tags | advisory, remote, web, arbitrary, shell, local
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2008-3546, CVE-2008-5516, CVE-2008-5517, CVE-2008-5916
SHA-256 | 17d62f357f88613408934998f6f8acba1f9c1576a46661f6c95411b81a97727f
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