01 Record
CVE-2008-5916
gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 1.6.x before 1.6.0.6, 1.5.6.x before 1.5.6.6, 1.5.5.x before 1.5.5.6, 1.5.4.x before 1.5.4.7, and other versions after 1.4.3 allows local repository owners to
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
gitweb/gitweb.perl in gitweb in Git 1.6.x before 1.6.0.6, 1.5.6.x before 1.5.6.6, 1.5.5.x before 1.5.5.6, 1.5.4.x before 1.5.4.7, and other versions after 1.4.3 allows local repository owners to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-01-21 02:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 11:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-01-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ae7cd16f1e2d1f2034bc764fc13ca1528fa6ef180a2f4e01ddea078066bccbfa
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgit-gitweb-privilege-escalation(47528)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47528
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090120 Re: CVE request -- githttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/2
- osvdb.org50918http://osvdb.org/50918
- secunia.com33282http://secunia.com/advisories/33282
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200903-15http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
- secunia.com34194http://secunia.com/advisories/34194
- secunia.com33964http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090115 CVE request -- githttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/15/2
- marc.info[linux-kernel] 20081220 [Security] gitweb local privilege escalation (fix)http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122975564100863&w=2:
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-11650https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01169.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-11653https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01170.html
- securityreason.com4922http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4922
- marc.info[git] 20081220 [Security] gitweb local privilege escalation (fix)http://marc.info/?l=git&m=122975564100860&w=2
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-723-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1