git: Pathname Processing Multiple Buffer Overflows
Published Aug 7, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.30%
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 products
No data.
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04302) | 90.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.30% (0.04302) | 89.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.22% (0.02222) | 83.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04384) | 81.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.04% (0.02037) | 82.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31347 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32029 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32384 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33964 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0253 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3546 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458146 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2707 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3546
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3546
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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