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CVE-2016-8568

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.90% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-8568
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.90%

Original NVD Description

The git_commit_message function in oid.c in libgit2 before 0.24.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a cat-file command with a crafted object file.