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CVE-2012-4465

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 3.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-10-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2012-4465
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.38%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.