CVE-2008-3546
Git Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 7, 2008, 9:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31347 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31780 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32029 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32384 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33964 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44217 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3546 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3546
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08307
percentile