CVE-2018-15501

High

Description

In ng_pkt in transports/smart_pkt.c in libgit2 before 0.26.6 and 0.27.x before 0.27.4, a remote attacker can send a crafted smart-protocol "ng" packet that lacks a '\0' byte to trigger an out-of-bounds read that leads to DoS.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLibgit2
PublishedAug 18, 2018
First seenAug 18, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • libgit2 libgit20.26.6, 0.27.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libgit2 libgit2v < 0.26.6, 0.27.0 ≤ v < 0.27.40.26.6, 0.27.4
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—

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