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.

🔗 References (36)

• cve@mitrehttp://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31347
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31780
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32029
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32384
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33964
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
• cve@mitrehttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
• cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
• cve@mitrehttp://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306