CVE-2008-3546: git

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3546 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in git. EPSS estimates a 4.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 07-08-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe 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.