NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting cargo package, versions <0.17.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.88% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-CARGO-272842
  • published3 Feb 2017
  • disclosed3 Feb 2017

Introduced: 3 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-8569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 cargo to version 0.17.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cargo package and not the cargo package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The git_oid_nfmt function in commit.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.