CVE-2018-10887 is a high-severity vulnerability in libgit2 versions prior to 0.27.3, affecting Debian and other products utilizing the library. An unexpected sign extension in the git_delta_apply function can lead to an integer overflow and an out-of-bounds read, potentially allowing an attacker to leak memory addresses or cause a Denial of Service. With a CVSS score of 8.1, it has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but can result in high confidentiality and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.27.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgit2:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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