CVE-2018-8098 | BDVDB-2026-97909 Detail

Description#

Integer overflow in the index.c:read_entry() function while decompressing a compressed prefix length in libgit2 before v0.26.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted repository index file.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3207ddb0103543da8ad2139ec6539f590f9900c1
https://libgit2.github.com/security/
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3db1af1f370295ad5355b8f64b865a2a357bcac0
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-03-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.