CVE-2016-8568

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-8568
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-02-03T15:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:27:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-125 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 0.24.2
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVUEIG6EESZB6BRU2IE3F5NRUEHMAEKC/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JBSNJAXP7JA3TGE2NPNRTD77JXFG4E/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4E77DG5KGQ7L34U75QY7O6NIPKZNQHQJ/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.24.3 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383211 Issue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93466 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/7 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00114.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00110.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00103.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00075.html Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8568
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8568
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:55:06 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 13:38:17 2017-02-03T15:59Z 2017-02-03T15:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 13:38:17 2018-10-30T16:27:37 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 13:38:17 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated