gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter::new_from_header: the pack header decoder accepts version 3, but a release-enabled assert_eq! requires version 2. A malicious remote can send a 12-byte pack header declaring version 3 to panic the client and abort the clone or fetch.
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| Description | gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter::new_from_header: the pack header decoder accepts version 3, but a release-enabled assert_eq! requires version 2. A malicious remote can send a 12-byte pack header declaring version 3 to panic the client and abort the clone or fetch. | |
| Title | gix-pack before 0.75.0 Reachable Assertion DoS via Pack Version 3 Header | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-617 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-12T16:05:32.535Z
Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:19:45.860Z
Link: CVE-2026-109349
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-12T17:17:31.823
Modified: 2026-10-12T17:17:31.823
Link: CVE-2026-109349
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Updated: 2026-10-12T18:30:16Z
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