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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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