CVE-2016-10130 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers in libgit2 by exploiting a variable clobbering issue in HTTP transport, bypassing security checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10130?
CVE-2016-10130 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10130?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libgit2 Project Libgit2.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10130?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-10130 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10130 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10130, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10130, GHSA-fhf3-77x2-3mpp.