CVE-2016-8569 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the git_oid_nfmt function of libgit2 before version 0.24.3, affecting products like fedoraproject and opensuse. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) can lead to a denial of service if a remote attacker provides a crafted object file to a cat-file command. While the attack requires user interaction and local access, it can result in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.24.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgit2_project:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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