#VU32003 Out-of-bounds read in libgit2 - CVE-2016-8568 

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#VU32003 Out-of-bounds read in libgit2 - CVE-2016-8568

Published: February 3, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32003
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8568
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libgit2
Software vendor:
libgit2.github.com

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The git_commit_message function in oid.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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