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
Link Resource
http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31347 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31780
http://secunia.com/advisories/32029
http://secunia.com/advisories/32384
http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html
http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31347 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31780
http://secunia.com/advisories/32029
http://secunia.com/advisories/32384
http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:parduslinux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:parduslinux:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284 - Exploit () http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284 - Exploit
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/31347 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/31347 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/31780 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/31780 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32029 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32029 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32384 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32384 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33964 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33964 -
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml - () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml -
References () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253 - () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253 -
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637 -
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1 -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306 - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217 -
References () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707 - () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707 -
References () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html - () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html -

Information

Published : 2008-08-07 21:41

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:49


NVD link : CVE-2008-3546

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3546

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3546


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Products Affected

linux

  • parduslinux

git

  • git
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer