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CVE-2016-1901

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.79%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2016-1901
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.79%

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in the authenticate_post function in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a large value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a buffer overflow.