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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-8568

The git_commit_message function in oid.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.90%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The git_commit_message function in oid.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.90% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise · libgit2 project/libgit2
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.