Libgit2
CVE-2016-8569
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Null pointer safety, defensive checks
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.55%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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The git_oid_nfmt function in commit.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
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A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.
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This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. The git_oid_nfmt function in commit.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file. Affected products include: Libgit2 Project Libgit2, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise. Version information: before 0.24.3.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The git_oid_nfmt function in commit.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.
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Attack Technique
A null pointer dereference occurs when a program attempts to access memory through a pointer that has been set to NULL (address 0x0).
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulner
An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulner
The Git Smart Protocol support in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 allows remote attackers to cause a deni
A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploi
A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely expl
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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-
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