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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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