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CVE-2008-3546
Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) diff_addremove and (2) diff_change...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32029
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31347
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
- http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32384
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31780
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.5.5.3, 1.5.5.4, 1.5.6.1, 1.5.6.2, 1.5.6.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 7th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.