SB2017032406 - Improper access control in libgit2.github.com libgit2
Published: March 24, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017032406
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10130)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The http_connect function in transports/http.c in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers by leveraging clobbering of the error variable.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95359
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/9a64e62f0f20c9cf9b2e1609f037060eb2d8eb22
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/b5c6a1b407b7f8b952bded2789593b68b1876211
- https://libgit2.github.com/security/