Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8098
CVE-2018-8098
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.
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Affected products
4- Range: <0.26.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3207ddb0103543da8ad2139ec6539f590f9900c1nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3db1af1f370295ad5355b8f64b865a2a357bcac0nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- libgit2.github.com/security/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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