CVE-2008-3546

Published: Aug 7, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Git: Git

1 product

Configuration A

6 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Git Git	Version 1.5.5.3
Git Git	Version 1.5.5.3 r1
Git Git	Version 1.5.5.4
Git Git	Version 1.5.6.1
Git Git	Version 1.5.6.2
Git Git	Version 1.5.6.3

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Linux Parduslinux	Version 2007
Linux Parduslinux	Version 2008

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (36)

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/31347

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31780

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32029

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32384

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33964

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/31347

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31780

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32029

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32384

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/33964

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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