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CVE-2016-10128

Published: Mar 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 11.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in the git_pkt_parse_line function in transports/smart_pkt.c in the Git Smart Protocol support in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted non-flush packet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
libgit2libgit2 project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
libgit2 projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libgit2

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95338
securityfocus.com
https://libgit2.github.com/security/
libgit2.github.com
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/66e3774d279672ee51c3b54545a79d20d1ada834
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 24, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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