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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.

MediumCVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.9%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/cargo(Debian:12) < 0.17.0-1 0.17.0-1
debian/libgit2(Debian:12) < 0.24.5-1 0.24.5-1
debian/libgit2(Debian:13) < 0.24.5-1 0.24.5-1
debian/libgit2(Debian:14) < 0.24.5-1 0.24.5-1
fedoraproject fedora = 23 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 24 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 25 No fix listed
openSUSE leap = 42.1 No fix listed
openSUSE leap = 42.2 No fix listed
opensuse = 13.2 No fix listed
SUSE linux enterprise = 12.0 No fix listed
libgit2 project libgit2 <= 0.24.2 No fix listed
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.10) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.11) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.12) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.13) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.14) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.15) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.16) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.17) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.18) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.19) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.20) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.21) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.22) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.23) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.24) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.5) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.6) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.7) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.8) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.9) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2-0.27(Alpine:v3.10) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2-1.0(Alpine:v3.13) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2-1.0(Alpine:v3.14) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2-1.1(Alpine:v3.15) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0
alpine/libgit2-1.1(Alpine:v3.16) < 0.24.3-r0 0.24.3-r0

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