GLSA-200809-16 : Git: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

NASLDB: GLSA-200809-16 : Git: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

General

ID: 34297
Name: GLSA-200809-16 : Git: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Summary: Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg

Credits: –

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200809-16
(Git: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

Multiple boundary errors in the functions diff_addremove() and
diff_change() when processing overly long repository path names were
reported.

Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to run commands like ‘git-diff’
or ‘git-grep’ on a specially crafted repository, possibly resulting in
the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running the application.

Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Exploiting

Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –

Sources

CVE: CVE-2008-3546
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –

Timeline

Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2008/09/25
Plugin Release: 2008/09/26

Plugin

Version: 1.10
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-200809-16.nasl
Filesize: 3359 bytes
MD5 Hash: 0043f335d1203a3fcce302c6e74b74bd

Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"

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