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CVE-2016-8568

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8568 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the git_commit_message function of libgit2 versions prior to 0.24.3, affecting products like Fedora and SUSE. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted object file during a cat-file command, leading to a denial of service. Exploitation requires user interaction and local access, but has a low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0190 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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/2016-12/msg00075.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00103.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00110.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00114.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / libgit2/libgit2/issues/3936
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.24.3
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4E77DG5KGQ7L34U75QY7O6NIPKZNQHQJ
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3JBSNJAXP7JA3TGE2NPNRTD77JXFG4E
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVUEIG6EESZB6BRU2IE3F5NRUEHMAEKC
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/7
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93466
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry