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Posted on 08 March 2011
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TITLE:
cgit "convert_query_hexchar()" Infinite Loop Denial of Service
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43633
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2011-03-07
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in cgit, which can be exploited by
malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an off-by-one error within the
"convert_query_hexchar()" function in html.c, which can be exploited
to trigger an infinite loop by e.g. requesting certain specially
crafted URLs.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.8.3.5.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 0.8.3.5.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Jim Meyering
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://hjemli.net/git/cgit/commit/?h=stable&id=fc384b16fb9787380746000d3cea2d53fccc548e
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