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List:       oss-security
Subject:    Re: [oss-security] CVE Request: cgit command injection
From:       Kurt Seifried <kseifried () redhat ! com>
Date:       2012-10-28 6:48:15
Message-ID: 508CD52F.201 () redhat ! com
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On 10/27/2012 08:10 PM, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> Hi Kurt,
> 
> From
> http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7ea35f9f8ecf61ab42be9947aae1176ab6e089bd
>
> 
:
> 
> "syntax-highlighting.sh: Fix command injection.
> 
> By not quoting the argument, an attacker with the ability to add
> files to the repository could pass arbitrary arguments to the
> highlight command, in particular, the --plug-in argument which can
> lead to arbitrary command execution.
> 
> This patch adds simple argument quoting."
> 
> 
> The vulnerable script is not a hard requirement and is more in the 
> "contrib" variety of things. That said, lots of users do wind up
> using it verbatim, as it's simple and works well, so this does
> affect a decent number of folks.
> 
> The patch for it will be released in the upcoming cgit release,
> along with the previous CVE for that buffer overflow. I'll send the
> list an update when that release is made.
> 
> 
> Thanks, Jason

Ouch. Please use CVE-2012-4548 for this issue.


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Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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