CVE-2018-8098
Git Denial of Service Integer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 14, 2018, 12:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 11, 2022, 9:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-8098.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3207ddb0103543da8ad2139ec6539f590f9900c1 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3db1af1f370295ad5355b8f64b865a2a357bcac0 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://libgit2.github.com/security/ | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-8098 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-125 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libgit2:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-190 CWE-190 CWE-125 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3207ddb0103543da8ad2139ec6539f590f9900c1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3207ddb0103543da8ad2139ec6539f590f9900c1 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3db1af1f370295ad5355b8f64b865a2a357bcac0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3db1af1f370295ad5355b8f64b865a2a357bcac0 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://libgit2.github.com/security/ No Types Assigned https://libgit2.github.com/security/ Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8098 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8098
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.36 }} -0.04%
score
0.69089
percentile