CVE-2016-8568

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

2%p78

Published

Feb 3, 2017 (Feb 3, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: fedoraproject opensuse suse libgit2 project
Products: fedora, leap, opensuse, linux enterprise, libgit2
Weakness: CWE-125
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.9%)

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