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Debian DSA-1708-1 : git-core - shell command injection
high Nessus Plugin ID 35425
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
It was discovered that gitweb, the web interface for the Git version control system, contained several vulnerabilities :Remote attackers could use crafted requests to execute shell commands on the web server, using the snapshot generation and pickaxe search functionality (CVE-2008-5916 ).
Local users with write access to the configuration of a Git repository served by gitweb could cause gitweb to execute arbitrary shell commands with the permission of the web server (CVE-2008-5516, CVE-2008-5517 ).
Solution
Upgrade the Git packages.For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.4.4-4+etch1.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512330
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5916
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5516
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35425
File Name: debian_DSA-1708.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 1/20/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-core, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2009