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CVE-2011-1027

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1027 describes an off-by-one error in the convert_query_hexchar function within cgit.cgi in cgit versions prior to 0.8.3.5, affecting products like fedoraproject cgit and lars_hjemli cgit. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (infinite loop) by submitting a specially crafted query string, such as "%gg". With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.8.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lars_hjemli:cgit:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0375 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

fedorapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

article.gmane.org / gmane.comp.version-control.git/168493
Broken Link
hjemli.net / git/cgit/commit
Broken LinkPatch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055896.html
Mailing ListPatch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055898.html
Mailing ListPatch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055966.html
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
secunia.com / advisories/43633
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43788
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/65919
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
osvdb.org / 71005
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/46756
Broken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0667
Broken Link