Buffer overflow in Git

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.043 (90.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Git — versions 1.5.5.3, 1.5.5.4, 1.5.6.1
  • Linux Parduslinux — versions 2007, 2008
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References