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CVE-2023-49568

7.5 · HIGH

A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.11.

Published Jan 12, 2024CWE-20EPSS 0.70%

Overview

CVE-2023-49568 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-mw99-9chc-xw7rGitHubgithub.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-mw99-9chc-xw7r

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49568?

CVE-2023-49568 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 12, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2023-49568?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-49568?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-49568?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-49568 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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