CVE-2024-24575
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Summary
CVE-2024-24575 is a vulnerability in libgit2, a portable C implementation of the Git core methods. It affects versions before 1.4.0 and can potentially cause a Denial of Service (DoS) attack in the calling application. The vulnerability arises from an edge-case during parsing, allowing an attacker to force loop conditions to access arbitrary memory. This could also lead to memory leakage if the extracted rev spec is reflected back to the attacker. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.6.5 or 1.7.2. The vulnerability has a base severity rating of HIGH and an exploitability score of 3.9 according to [email protected], with a potential impact on availability but no impact on integrity or confidentiality.
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