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CVE-2008-3546

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 systems PATH_MAX when running GIT utilities such as git-diff or git-grep.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.4
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
1.761

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Update to GIT git-1.5.6.4Windows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1.tgzWindows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1_slack12.0.tgzWindows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1_slack12.1.tgzWindows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1_slack12.2.tgzWindows
Update to GIT git-1.5.6.4 (x64)Windows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1.tgz (x64)Windows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz (x64)Windows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz (x64)Windows
Update to Slackware git-1.6.1.3-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz (x64)Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git (X64) 1.5.5.3Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git (X64) 1.5.5.3-r1Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git (X64) 1.5.5.4Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git (X64) 1.5.6.1Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git (X64) 1.5.6.2Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git (X64) 1.5.6.3Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git 1.5.5.3Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git 1.5.5.3-r1Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git 1.5.5.4Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git 1.5.6.1Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git 1.5.6.2Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2008-3546,CVE-2008-5916,CVE-2009-2108,CVE-2010-3906 are affected in Git 1.5.6.3Windows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-342449Git (2.47.0.2)
PATCH-342449Git (2.47.0.2)
PATCH-342449Git (2.47.0.2)
PATCH-342449Git (2.47.0.2)
PATCH-342449Git (2.47.0.2)
PATCH-319947Git (x64) (2.32.0)
PATCH-319947Git (x64) (2.32.0)
PATCH-319947Git (x64) (2.32.0)
PATCH-319947Git (x64) (2.32.0)
PATCH-319947Git (x64) (2.32.0)
PATCH-334441Git (x64) (2.43.0)
PATCH-334441Git (x64) (2.43.0)
PATCH-334441Git (x64) (2.43.0)
PATCH-334441Git (x64) (2.43.0)
PATCH-334441Git (x64) (2.43.0)
PATCH-334441Git (x64) (2.43.0)
PATCH-334440Git (2.43.0)
PATCH-334440Git (2.43.0)
PATCH-334440Git (2.43.0)
PATCH-334440Git (2.43.0)
PATCH-334440Git (2.43.0)
PATCH-334440Git (2.43.0)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234