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ubuntu-cve-2016-8568

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-02-03 15:59

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8568	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8568	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4798-1	ADVISORY

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CVE-2016-8568 (GCVE-0-2016-8568)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-03 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

12 references

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93466	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Date Public

2016-09-25 00:00

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usn-4798-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2021-03-15 21:21

Modified

2026-06-29 10:52

Summary

libgit2 vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that libgit2 mishandled certain malformed git objects. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4798-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8568	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8569	REPORT

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  "summary": "libgit2 vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8568",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8569"
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

ubuntu-cve-2016-8568

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2016-8568 (GCVE-0-2016-8568)

usn-4798-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature