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CVE-2018-10887
A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. It has been discovered that an unexpected sign extension in git_delta_apply function in…
High8.1EPSS 2.1%
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- redhat
Description
A flaw was found in libgit2 before version 0.27.3. It has been discovered that an unexpected sign extension in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file may lead to an integer overflow which in turn leads to an out of bound read, allowing to read before the base object. An attacker may use this flaw to leak memory addresses or cause a Denial of Service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 19% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
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Affected products
References (6)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598021 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180825 [SECURITY] [DLA 1477-1] libgit2 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v0.27.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/c1577110467b701dcbcf9439ac225ea851b47d22 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3f461902dc1072acb8b7607ee65d0a0458ffac2a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220321 [SECURITY] [DLA 2936-1] libgit2 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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