{"cve":"CVE-2012-4465","nvd":{"published":"2012-10-10T18:55:05.207","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:09.120","status":"Modified","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the substr function in parsing.c in cgit 0.9.0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an empty username in the \"Author\" field in a commit.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/commit/?id=7757d1b046ecb67b830151d20715c658867df1ec","http://hjemli.net/pipermail/cgit/2012-July/000652.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/50734","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/30/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/7"],"products":["lars_hjemli:cgit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4465","score":0.03383,"percentile":0.88789,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}