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Project Summary

libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API, allowing you to write native speed custom Git applications in any language which supports C bindings.

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development git

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Project Security

Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )

There are no reported vulnerabilities

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Languages

C
94%
10 Other
6%

30 Day Summary

Sep 13 2026 — Oct 13 2026

12 Month Summary

Oct 13 2025 — Oct 13 2026
  • 397 Commits
    Up + 42 (11%) from previous 12 months
  • 52 Contributors
    Up + 10 (23%) from previous 12 months

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Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for libgit2 )

Repository URL: https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2

Version: 23f29cc25

2026-08-08
Last Analyzed
289,488
Lines of Code Analyze
2.43
Defect Density

Defects by status for current build

1,669
Total defects
468
Outstanding
1,114
Fixed

CWE Top 25 defects

ID CWE-Name Number of Defects
190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound 21
676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function 5