7.5

CVE-2008-5516: git-scm git OS Command Injection

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 20-01-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5516 is a high (CVSS 7.5) OS Command Injection vulnerability in git-scm git. EPSS estimates a 4.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-1708-1

Timeline

  1. 20-01-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The web interface in git (gitweb) 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters related to git_search.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.35% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Git1 product
  • git0.99.9j | 0.99.9k | 0.99.9l | 0.99.9m | 0.99.9n | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0b | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.6 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.3 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.1.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.2.1 | 1.4.2.2 | 1.4.2.3 | 1.4.2.4 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.3.1 | 1.4.3.2 | 1.4.3.3 | 1.4.3.4 | 1.4.3.5 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.4.1 | 1.4.4.2 | 1.4.4.3 | 1.4.4.4 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.0:rc2 | 1.5.0:rc3 | 1.5.0:rc4 | 1.5.0.1 | 1.5.0.2 | 1.5.0.3 | 1.5.0.4 | 1.5.0.5 | 1.5.0.6 | 1.5.0.7 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.1.1 | 1.5.1.2 | 1.5.1.3 | 1.5.1.4 | 1.5.1.5 | 1.5.1.6 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.2.1 | 1.5.2.2 | 1.5.2.3 | 1.5.2.4 | 1.5.2.5 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.3:rc4 | 1.5.3:rc5 | 1.5.3:rc7 | 1.5.3.1 | 1.5.3.2 | 1.5.3.3 | 1.5.3.4 | 1.5.3.5 | 1.5.3.6 | 1.5.3.7 | 1.5.3.8 | 1.5.4 | 1.5.4:rc0 | 1.5.4:rc1 | 1.5.4:rc1.1136.g2794 | 1.5.4:rc2 | 1.5.4:rc3 | 1.5.4:rc4 | 1.5.4:rc5 | 1.5.4.1 | 1.5.4.2 | 1.5.4.3 | 1.5.4.4 | 1.5.4.5 | 1.5.4.6 | 1.5.4.7 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.5:rc1 | 1.5.5:rc2 | 1.5.5:rc3 | 1.5.5.1 | 1.5.5.2 | 1.5.5.3 | 1.5.5.4 | 1.5.5.5 | 1.5.5.6 | 1.5.6.1 | 1.5.6.2 | 1.5.6.3 | 1.5.6.4
Git-scm1 product
  • git0.6.0 | 0.7.0

2 vendors · 2 products

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