CVE-2008-5516

N/A Unknown
Published: January 20, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff%3Bh=c582abae
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34194
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4919
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0175
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://repo.or.cz/w/git.git?a=commitdiff%3Bh=c582abae
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1708
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479715
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78 CWE-264

Affected Vendors

rpath git git-scm

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