CVE-2016-10128

critical
Published 2017-03-24 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8

Description

Buffer overflow in the git_pkt_parse_line function in transports/smart_pkt.c in the Git Smart Protocol support in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted non-flush packet.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10128

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://libgit2.github.com/security/

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/66e3774d279672ee51c3b54545a79d20d1ada834

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/4ac39c76c0153d1ee6889a0984c39e97731684b2

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-21

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10128.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
arch archfixed1:0.24.6-1
debian debianbookwormfixed0.17.0-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.17.0-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.25.1+really0.24.6-1
debian debiansidfixed0.25.1+really0.24.6-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.25.1+really0.24.6-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libgit2_projectlibgit2{"endIncluding":"0.24.5"}
libgit2_projectlibgit20.25.0

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.