VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-8098
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory