CVE-2012-4465

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substr function in parsing.c in cgit 0.9.0.3 and earlier allows...

6.5 MediumFix available

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substr function in parsing.c in cgit 0.9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an empty username in the "Author" field in a commit.

Exploit likelihood

3.38%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2012-4465
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-4465
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4394 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-4394
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79m9-fj96-r8q8 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substr function in parsing.c in cgit 0.9.0.3 and earlier allows...

Record: GHSA-79m9-fj96-r8q8
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1 No score

cgit-1.0-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cgit-1.0-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10137-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

lars hjemli cgit

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cgit` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.0-1.3	1.0-1.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-4465 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Lars Hjemli Cgit, published October 10, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.38%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in cgit 1.0-1.3.

References

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