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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.

Published

2017-02-03T15:59:00.523

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	23	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	24	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	25	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	42.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	42.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise	12.0	Yes
Application	libgit2_project	libgit2	≤ 0.24.2	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00075.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00103.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00110.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00114.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93466 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383211 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.24.3 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4E77DG5KGQ7L34U75QY7O6NIPKZNQHQJ/ ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JBSNJAXP7JA3TGE2NPNRTD77JXFG4E/ ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVUEIG6EESZB6BRU2IE3F5NRUEHMAEKC/ ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00075.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00103.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00110.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00114.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93466 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383211 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.24.3 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4E77DG5KGQ7L34U75QY7O6NIPKZNQHQJ/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JBSNJAXP7JA3TGE2NPNRTD77JXFG4E/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVUEIG6EESZB6BRU2IE3F5NRUEHMAEKC/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)