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CVE-2008-3546

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2008-08-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Git GitLinux Parduslinux

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References