UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8568

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8568

    Published: 3 Feb 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-8568
    Aliases:
    USN-4798-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8568, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8568, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4798-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgit2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.19.0-2
    0.19.0-2ubuntu0.4

    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
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