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CVE-2008-5517

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5517 describes a remote command execution vulnerability in the gitweb interface of Git versions 1.5.x prior to 1.5.6. Attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting shell metacharacters into the git_snapshot and git_object parameters. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV list and lacking widespread community discussion or media coverage, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-11497 · Feb 18, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1188 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5517

git: gitweb multiple remote command injections (CVE-2008-5516 CVE-2008-5517)

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00002.html
repo.or.cz / w/git.git
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/33964
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34194
Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2936
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2009-0005
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1708
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-15.xml
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/20/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/7
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/23/2
securityfocus.com / archive/1/500008/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/33215
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-723-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0175
Vendor Advisory