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.
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 · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-125
- Affected
- libgit2/libgit2 · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598024Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/9844d38bed10e9ff17174434b3421b227ae710f3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.27.3Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598024Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/9844d38bed10e9ff17174434b3421b227ae710f3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.27.3Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.