5.8
CVSSv2

CVE-2018-10887

Published: 10/07/2018 Updated: 15/02/2024
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.8 | Impact Score: 4.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.1 | Impact Score: 5.2 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 516
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. It has been discovered that an unexpected sign extension in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file may lead to an integer overflow which in turn leads to an out of bound read, allowing to read before the base object. An attacker may use this flaw to leak memory addresses or cause a Denial of Service.

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debian debian linux 8.0

debian debian linux 9.0

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Debian Bug report logs - #903509 libgit2: CVE-2018-10887: integer overflow leads to out-of-bounds read in git_delta_apply, allowing to read before base array Package: src:libgit2; Maintainer for src:libgit2 is Russell Sim <russellsim@gmailcom>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Tue, 10 Jul ...