CVE-2008-5516

git < 1.5.5 - Remote Code Execution via gitweb Shell Metacharacter Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0175
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4919
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34194
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0435
EPSS Percentile 90.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-264 CWE-78
Status published
Products (50)
git/git 0.99.9j
git/git 0.99.9k
git/git 0.99.9l
git/git 0.99.9m
git/git 0.99.9n
git/git 1.0.0
git/git 1.0.0b
git/git 1.0.3
git/git 1.0.4
git/git 1.0.5
... and 40 more
Published Jan 20, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026