What is CVE-2018-8099?

CVE-2018-8099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgit2, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-8099?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Double Free in Libgit2

CVE-2018-8099

Incorrect returning of an error code in the index.c:read_entry() function leads to a double free in libgit2 before v0.26.2, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted repository index file.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.014 (68.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libgit2
Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8099?: CVE-2018-8099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgit2, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-8099?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.