SB2011030602 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for cgit
Published: March 6, 2011 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011030602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1027)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.