CVE-2016-8569

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    CVE-2016-8569

    Published: 3 Feb 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

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

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4E77DG5KGQ7L34U75QY7O6NIPKZNQHQJ/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JBSNJAXP7JA3TGE2NPNRTD77JXFG4E/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVUEIG6EESZB6BRU2IE3F5NRUEHMAEKC/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00075.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00103.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00110.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00114.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93465, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383211, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/7, https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/3937, https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.24.3

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v0.24.0
    v0.24.2
    v0.24.1
    v0.24.0-rc1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2016-8569 | CVE-DB