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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15501
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15501
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published August 18, 2018
In ng_pkt in transports/smart_pkt.c in libgit2 before 0.26.6 and 0.27.x before 0.27.4, a remote attacker can send a crafted smart-protocol "ng" packet that lacks a '\0' byte to trigger an out-of-bounds read that leads to DoS.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libgit2 | Debian:14 | 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1 |
| libgit2 | Debian:12 | 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1 |
| libgit2 | Debian:13 | 0.27.4+dfsg.1-0.1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | libgit2 | 0 |
| Debian:12 | libgit2 | 0 |
| Debian:13 | libgit2 | 0 |
| libgit2 | libgit2 |
Timeline
- Aug 18, 2018 CVE Published
- Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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