Integer overflow in the index.c:read_entry() function while decompressing a compressed prefix length in libgit2 before v0.26.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted repository index file.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00031.html
https://libgit2.github.com/security/
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3db1af1f370295ad5355b8f64b865a2a357bcac0
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/3207ddb0103543da8ad2139ec6539f590f9900c1
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2018-03-14
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.01037