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    CVE-2008-5516

    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.

    Published:Jan 20, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 20, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.01455
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Git
    Product
    Git
    Vendor
    Git-scm
    Product
    Git
    Vendor
    Rpath
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High