SB2020102022 - Improper access control in libgit2-1.0 (Alpine package)
Published: October 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020102022
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.