CVE-2008-3916

GNU ed - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in strip_escapes Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (24)

Core 24
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3347
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10678
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0946.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30815
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44643
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2642
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2008-08/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:200
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33005
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020734
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501298/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32349
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-15.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32460
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528

Scores

EPSS 0.0467
EPSS Percentile 89.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (8)
gnu/ed 0.2
gnu/ed 0.3
gnu/ed 0.4
gnu/ed 0.5
gnu/ed 0.6
gnu/ed 0.7
gnu/ed 0.8
gnu/ed 0.9
Published Sep 04, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026