Infinite loop in libgit2 - CVE-2024-24575
Published: February 7, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86202
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24575
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libgit2.github.com
Affected software:
libgit2
libgit2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in git_revparse_single within the revparse() function in src/libgit2/revparse.c. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-24575
Install updates from vendor's website.