Is CVE-2008-3546 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3546 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3546?

CVE-2008-3546 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2008-3546?

Patch guidance is available from git security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-3546.

Which products are affected by CVE-2008-3546?

6 products: git git, git git, git git, git git, git git, and 1 more.

CVE-2008-3546 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GIT
Published: 8/7/2008
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2008-3546

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