### [CVE-2008-3546](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3546)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284

#### Github
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