Re: CVE id request: git

["Steven M. Christey" <coley () linus mitre org>]

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Name: CVE-2008-3546
Status: Candidate
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3546
Reference: MLIST:[git] 20080716 [PATCH] Fix buffer overflow in git diff
Reference: URL:http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284
Reference: CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt
Reference: BID:30549
Reference: URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
Reference: FRSIRT:ADV-2008-2306
Reference: URL:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
Reference: SECTRACK:1020627
Reference: URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
Reference: SECUNIA:31347
Reference: URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31347

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.