CVE-2023-49568 (High) detected in github.com/go-git/go-git-v5.2.0

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CVE-2023-49568 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - github.com/go-git/go-git-v5.2.0

A highly extensible Git implementation in pure Go.

Path to dependency file: /go.mod

Path to vulnerable library: /go.mod

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ github.com/go-git/go-git-v5.2.0 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: df1f7d3f67826e841793324e4796be4fbd91c00f

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform denial of service attacks by providing specially crafted responses from a Git server which triggers resource exhaustion in go-git clients.
Applications using only the in-memory filesystem supported by go-git are not affected by this vulnerability.
This is a go-git implementation issue and does not affect the upstream git cli.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2024-01-12

URL: CVE-2023-49568

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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