4.3
CVSSv2

CVE-2016-8569

Published: 03/02/2017 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

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

Vulnerability Trend

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libgit2 project libgit2

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Debian Bug report logs - #840227 libgit2: CVE-2016-8568 CVE-2016-8569 Package: src:libgit2; Maintainer for src:libgit2 is Russell Sim <russellsim@gmailcom>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 18:03:02 UTC Severity: grave Tags: confirmed, jessie, security, upstream Found in ...
A null pointer dereference has been discovered while showing a malformed object file ...