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CVE-2011-1027
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.7%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- FEDORA-2011-2803 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 71005 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-2790 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 46756 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110307 cgit convert_query_hexchar infinite loop (CVE-2011-1027) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 43788 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-2815 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- cgit-convertqueryhexchar-dos(65919) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680905 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 43633 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [git] 20110305 [ANNOUNCE] CGIT 0.8.3.5 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=fc384b16fb9787380746000d3cea2d53fccc548e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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