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CVE-2018-10887 Detail

Description

A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. It has been discovered that an unexpected sign extension in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file may lead to an integer overflow which in turn leads to an out of bound read, allowing to read before the base object. An attacker may use this flaw to leak memory addresses or cause a Denial of Service.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.1 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598021 Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3f461902dc1072acb8b7607ee65d0a0458ffac2a Patch 
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/c1577110467b701dcbcf9439ac225ea851b47d22 Patch 
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.27.3 Patch  Release Notes 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00024.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-194 Unexpected Sign Extension Contributor acceptance level Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-10887
NVD Published Date:
07/10/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/15/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.