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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-10888

A missing check in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file, may lead to an out-of-bound read while reading a binary delta file.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.85%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. A missing check in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file, may lead to an out-of-bound read while reading a binary delta file. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a Denial of Service.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.85% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-125
Affected
libgit2/libgit2 · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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