# CVE-2016-10130: The http\_connect function in transports/http.c in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The http_connect function in transports/http.c in libgit2 before 0.24.6 and 0.25.x before 0.25.1 might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers by leveraging clobbering of the error variable.

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## References

- https://libgit2.github.com/security/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95359
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/9a64e62f0f20c9cf9b2e1609f037060eb2d8eb22
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00036.html
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/b5c6a1b407b7f8b952bded2789593b68b1876211
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00072.html

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