Name: CVE-2018-8098: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-8098, CWE-190, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00741

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libgit2	Mar 9, 2022	Mar 14, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade libgit2-26Upgrade libgit2-28Upgrade libgit2-devel	May 19, 2018	Mar 13, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libgit2-1.7Upgrade libgit2-fixturesUpgrade libgit2-28 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgit2-fixtures (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgit2-26 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgit2-1.9No solution existsUpgrade libgit2-1.1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgit2-24 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgit2-dev (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgit2-devUpgrade libgit2-0 (Ubuntu Pro)	Jun 26, 2025	Mar 14, 2018

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CVSS Details

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