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High
CVE-2016-10129
The Git Smart Protocol support in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and...
Vulnerability Description
The Git Smart Protocol support in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an empty packet line.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://libgit2.github.com/security/
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/2fdef641fd0dd2828bd948234ae86de75221a11a
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/84d30d569ada986f3eef527cbdb932643c2dd037
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95339
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html
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Affected Vendor
libgit2 project
View all reports →Affected Software
libgit2
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.25.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 24th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.