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CVE-2018-15501 In ng_pkt in transports/smart_pkt.c in libgit2 before 0.26.6 and 0.27.x before 0.27.4, a remote attacker can send a crafted smart-protocol "ng" packet that lacks a '\0' byte to trigger an out-of-bound...

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.4%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

In ng_pkt in transports/smart_pkt.c in libgit2 before 0.26.6 and 0.27.x before 0.27.4, a remote attacker can send a crafted smart-protocol "ng" packet that lacks a '\0' byte to trigger an out-of-bounds read that leads to DoS.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/libgit2(Debian:12) < 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1
debian/libgit2(Debian:13) < 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1
debian/libgit2(Debian:14) < 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1
debian linux = 8.0 No fix listed
debian linux = 9.0 No fix listed
libgit2 < 0.26.6 0.26.6
libgit2 >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4 0.27.4
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.10) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.11) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.12) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.13) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.14) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.15) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.16) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.17) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.18) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.19) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.20) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.21) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.22) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.23) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.24) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2(Alpine:v3.9) >= 0.27.0, < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2-0.27(Alpine:v3.10) < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2-1.0(Alpine:v3.13) < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
alpine/libgit2-1.0(Alpine:v3.14) < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2-1.1(Alpine:v3.15) < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0
alpine/libgit2-1.1(Alpine:v3.16) < 0.27.4-r0 0.27.4-r0

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