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CVE-2016-8568
CVE-2016-8568
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.43% · 62.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.43%
62.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | libgit2 | 0.24.1-2ubuntu0.2, 0.22.2-2, 0.23.1-1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | libgit2 | 0.19.0-2, 0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383211 (circl)
- FEDORA-2016-616a35205b (circl)
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20161008 Re: CVE request: invalid memory accesses parsing object files in libgit2 (circl)
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.24.3 (circl)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:3097 (circl)
- FEDORA-2016-505d7fe198 (circl)
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0208 (circl)
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0195 (circl)
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0184 (circl)
…and 2 more exploits
Timeline
- Jan 18, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8568 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8568 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4798-1 vendor-advisory