CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2008-3916

Heap-based buffer overflow in the strip_escapes function in signal.c in GNU ed before 1.0 allows context-dependent or user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename. NOTE: since ed itself does not typically run with special privileges, this issue only crosses privilege boundaries when ed is invoked as a third-party component.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2008-08/msg00000.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020734
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00847.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00873.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32460
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-461.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30815
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:200
http://secunia.com/advisories/33005
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0946.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32349
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3347
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0003.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-15.xml
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2642
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44643
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10678
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501298/100/0/threaded
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2008-09-04 06:41

Updated : 2018-10-11 08:50

NVD link : CVE-2008-3916

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3916

Products Affected

Ed

Gnu

CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer