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CVE-2018-15501

In ng_pkt in transports/smart_pkt.c in libgit2 before 0.26.6 and 0.27.x before 0.27.4, a remote attacker can send a crafted smart-protocol "ng" packet that lacks a '\0' byte to trigger an out-of-bounds read that leads to DoS.

  • Published: Aug 18, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2018-15501
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x
libgit2 / libgit2 - 0.26.6
libgit2 / libgit2 0.27.0 0.27.4