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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…

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
GitGit
Versions 1.5.5.3, 1.5.5.4, 1.5.6.1, 1.5.6.2, 1.5.6.3

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