#VU13843 Out-of-bounds read in libgit2 - CVE-2018-10888
Published: July 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13843
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10888
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libgit2
libgit2
Software vendor:
libgit2.github.com
libgit2.github.com
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing check in the git_delta_apply function, as defined in the delta.c file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted binary delta file, trigger an out-of-bounds read condition and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 0.26.5 or 0.27.3.