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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3546 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.76%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-27 | 2.32% | 1.76% | -0.56% |
| 2 | 2025-06-15 | 2.36% | 2.32% | -0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-05-28 | — | 2.36% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2008-3546: 1 GLSA(s) (200809-16), 1 atom(s) (dev-util/git); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3546 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3546 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-3546 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (git-core), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 5, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3546 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| git | git | 1.5.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| git | git | 1.5.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| git | git | 1.5.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| git | git | 1.5.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| git | git | 1.5.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| git | git | 1.5.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:git:git:1.5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |