CRITICAL
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
Published Jan 20, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.79%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 22
Configuration 2
- ≤ 0.11.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.79% 0.03791
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03791
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03791) | 89.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03791) | 88.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 6, 2025 | 4.37% (0.04365) | 88.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.09% (0.03092) | 85.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.88% (0.02878) | 91.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.88% (0.02878) | 89.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.17% (0.03174) | 89.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=4458abf64172a62b92810c2293450106e6dfc763 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176167.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176198.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00067.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00084.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2016-January/002817.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3545 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=4458abf64172a62b92810c2293450106e6dfc763 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176167.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176198.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00067.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00084.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2016-January/002817.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3545 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 20, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 14, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1901
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a