ghsa-m99c-3xxj-4mxh
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 02:05
Modified
2025-04-20 03:32
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

The git_oid_nfmt function in commit.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-8569"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-02-03T15:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The git_oid_nfmt function in commit.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.",
  "id": "GHSA-m99c-3xxj-4mxh",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:32:22Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:05:07Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8569"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3937"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383211"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.24.3"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4E77DG5KGQ7L34U75QY7O6NIPKZNQHQJ"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JBSNJAXP7JA3TGE2NPNRTD77JXFG4E"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00075.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00103.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00110.html"
    },
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00114.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/7"
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    {
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      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93465"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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