Git up to 1.4.2.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Git up to 1.4.2.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5516. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Git up to 1.4.2.1 (Versioning Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2009. The weakness was shared 01/20/2009 by S2 Crew (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at issues.rpath.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5516 since 12/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by S2 Crew and been published 2 years after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35813 (GLSA-200903-15 : git: Multiple vulnerabilties), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175135 (Debian Security Update for Git-core (DSA-1708)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48113), Exploit-DB (11497), Tenable (35813), SecurityFocus (BID 32967†) and OSVDB (53539†). The entries VDB-45970 and VDB-45861 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: S2 Crew
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Nessus ID: 35813
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-15 : git: Multiple vulnerabilties
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OpenVAS ID: 63222
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1708-1 (git-core)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Git 1.4.2.2

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12/12/2008 🔍
12/22/2008 +10 days 🔍
01/19/2009 +28 days 🔍
01/20/2009 +1 days 🔍
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01/20/2009 +0 days 🔍
01/26/2009 +6 days 🔍
02/19/2009 +24 days 🔍
03/09/2009 +18 days 🔍
03/10/2009 +1 days 🔍
02/18/2010 +345 days 🔍
02/18/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1853 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Researcher: S2 Crew
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45959

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X-Force: 48113
SecurityFocus: 32967 - Git gitweb 'diff.external' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33964
OSVDB: 53539 - CVE-2008-5516 - Git - Command Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20628 - Git Gitweb <= 1.5.6 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted Shell Characters, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-0175

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 06/13/2024 04:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (90), 08/26/2019 09:16 (4), 06/13/2024 04:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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