CVE-2016-8568
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.43%Published: 2/3/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/libgit2from 0, < 0.24.3-r0
- Debian/cargofrom 0, < 0.17.0-1
- Debian/libgit2from 0, < 0.24.5-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |