CVE-2018-10888: Out-of-bounds Read

July 10, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

A flaw was found in libgit2 which is wrapped by the rugged gem. A missing check in git_delta_apply function in delta.c file, may lead to an out-of-bound read while reading a binary delta file. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a Denial of Service.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598024
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10888

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