HIGH
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 denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an empty packet line
Published Mar 24, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.64%
Description
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 denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an empty packet line.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 0.24.5
- 0.25.0
- 0.25.0
- 0.25.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.64% 0.03636
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03636
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.64% (0.03636) | 89.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03606) | 87.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.21% (0.03210) | 87.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.76% (0.04757) | 88.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.91% (0.11910) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 4.76% (0.04757) | 88.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02734) | 84.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.48% (0.02483) | 90.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 2.48% (0.02483) | 90.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 2.20% (0.02202) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 88.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2024 | 1.77% (0.01766) | 86.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01580) | 85.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95339 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/2fdef641fd0dd2828bd948234ae86de75221a11a x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/84d30d569ada986f3eef527cbdb932643c2dd037 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://libgit2.github.com/security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Mar 24, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 10, 2017
Link CVE-2016-10129
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a