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    CVE-2008-3546

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) diff_addremove and (2) diff_change functions in GIT before 1.5.6.4 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a PATH whose length is larger than the system's PATH_MAX when running GIT utilities such as git-diff or git-grep.

    Published:Aug 7, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 7, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01761
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Git
    Product
    Git
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Parduslinux

    Exploits

    http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284

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    References

    http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31347
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31780
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32029
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32384
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html
    http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31347
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31780
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32029
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32384
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High