CVE-2018-8098
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.74%
Description
Integer overflow in the index.c:read_entry() function while decompressing a compressed prefix length in libgit2 before v0.26.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted repository index file.
How to fix CVE-2018-8098
To remediate CVE-2018-8098, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libgit2—upgrade to 0.27.0+dfsg.1-0.6 or later
Is CVE-2018-8098 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.27.0+dfsg.1-0.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |