CVE-2016-10130

Published: Mar 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284

NVD MITRE

5.9CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

The http_connect function in transports/http.c in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers by leveraging clobbering of the error variable.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

libgit2 libgit2 project

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

n/a n/a

libgit2 projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libgit2

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html

lists.opensuse.org

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Timeline

Published

Mar 24, 2017

Last Updated

May 13, 2026

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