Vulnerability in Libgit2
CVE-2020-12278
An issue was discovered in libgit2 before 0.28.4 and 0.9x before 0.99.0. path.c mishandles equivalent filenames that exist because of NTFS Alternate Data Streams. This may allow remote code execution when cloning a repository. This issue i…
EPSS: 0.051 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Libgit2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12278?
- CVE-2020-12278 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libgit2, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12278?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.