CVE-2009-2108

Exp

git-daemon in git 1.4.4.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a request containing extra unrecognized arguments.

Published: 2009-06-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2108 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.56%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-2108

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
33036 exploit_db edb 2009-05-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2108

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-12 20.51% 18.56% -1.95%
2 2025-03-30 14.62% 20.51% +5.90%
3 2025-03-29 — 14.62% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2108

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2108

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2108

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-2108: 1 GLSA(s) (200907-05), 1 atom(s) (dev-util/git); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-2108
ubuntu low CVE-2009-2108 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (git, git-core), 26 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): DNE 10, not-affected 10, ignored 4, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2108

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2108

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
git git 1.4.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc1.1136.g2794:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.6:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.5.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git git 1.6.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2108

URL Tags
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/120733 Patch
http://osvdb.org/55034
http://secunia.com/advisories/35437 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35730
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-05.xml
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/120724 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:155
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/12/1 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35338
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022398
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1579 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51083
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01045.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01056.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01126.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-security-list/2009-June/msg00000.html Patch
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