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CVE-2008-3546

Publication date 7 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
git-core 8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1:1.5.6.3-1.1ubuntu2.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu2.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1:1.5.2.5-2ubuntu0.1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.1.3-1ubuntu1.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-723-1
    • Git vulnerabilities
    • 18 February 2009

Other references