CVE-2016-1901 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow via a large Content-Length header in CGit, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1901?
CVE-2016-1901 is a critical vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 20 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the authenticate_post function in CGit before 0.12 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a large value in the Content-Length HTTP header, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1901?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cgit Project Cgit, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1901?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-1901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1901, GHSA-r786-p84w-55j2.