Description
Off-by-one error in the convert_query_hexchar function in html.c in cgit.cgi in cgit before 0.8.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a string composed of a % (percent) character followed by invalid hex characters, as demonstrated by a %gg sequence.
References
- FEDORA-2011-2803 vendor-advisory
- 71005 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2011-2790 vendor-advisory
- 46756 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0667 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110307 cgit convert_query_hexchar infinite loop (CVE-2011-1027) mailing-list
- 43788 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-2815 vendor-advisory
- cgit-convertqueryhexchar-dos(65919) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680905
- 43633 third-party-advisory
- [git] 20110305 [ANNOUNCE] CGIT 0.8.3.5 mailing-list
- http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=fc384b16fb9787380746000d3cea2d53fccc548e