CVE-2024-24575
libgit2 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in `git_revparse_single`
02 Description
libgit2 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in `git_revparse_single`
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 73.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-02-06 21:27Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-13 17:40Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-01-25
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1823979f492119531d8d306163fd55c7a9c9b5f4de8730b88677c2d183d0676f
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-54mf-x2rh-hq9v
- github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/add2dabb3c16aa49b33904dcdc07cd915efc12fa
- github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.6.5
- github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.7.2
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S635BGHHZUMRPI7QOXOJ45QHDD5FFZ3S/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4M3P7WIEPXNRLBINQRJFXUSTNKBCHYC7/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7CNDW3PF6NHO7OXNM5GN6WSSGAMA7MZE/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z6MXOX7I43OWNN7R6M54XLG6U5RXY244/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGNHOEE2RBLH7KCJUPUNYG4CDTW4HTBT/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libgit2 Fixed in 1.5.1+ds-1+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libgit2 Fixed in 1.7.2+ds-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libgit2 Fixed in 1.7.2+ds-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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