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CVE-2016-10128

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10128 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'git_pkt_parse_line' function within libgit2 versions prior to 0.24.6 and 0.25.1, affecting its Git Smart Protocol support. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve severe impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) by sending a specially crafted non-flush packet. Despite its CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.24.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.25.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:0.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.25.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:0.25.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.25.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:0.25.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0392 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html
Third Party Advisory
github.com / libgit2/libgit2/commit/4ac39c76c0153d1ee6889a0984c39e97731684b2
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / libgit2/libgit2/commit/66e3774d279672ee51c3b54545a79d20d1ada834
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
libgit2.github.com / security
PatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95338