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CVE-2010-2447

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-07 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

gitolite before 1.4.1 does not filter src/ or hooks/ from path names.

Affected products

• Gitolite: before 1.4.1 — fixed in 1.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gitolite 1.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/1e06fea3b6959faeb72d8dca46cd4753ada48637
• https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/5fd9328c1cd1e7c576b6530b3253061c68b159aa
• https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/releases/tag/v1.4.1
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2447
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/24/5
• https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/1e06fea3b6959faeb72d8dca46cd4753ada48637
• https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/commit/5fd9328c1cd1e7c576b6530b3253061c68b159aa
• https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/releases/tag/v1.4.1
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2447
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/24/5

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