PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2008-3546Stack overflow
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
kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284
secunia.com/advisories/31347
secunia.com/advisories/31780
secunia.com/advisories/32029
secunia.com/advisories/32384
secunia.com/advisories/33964
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html
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