CVE-2016-10130

Description

The http_connect function in transports/http.c in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers by leveraging clobbering of the error variable.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://libgit2.github.com/security/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95359 vdb entry
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/9a64e62f0f20c9cf9b2e1609f037060eb2d8eb22 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/b5c6a1b407b7f8b952bded2789593b68b1876211 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10130?
CVE-2016-10130 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10130?
To fix CVE-2016-10130, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10130 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-10130 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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