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CVE-2008-3916

Date: September 4, 2008

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.

Severity Score

8.1

Related Resources (27)

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30815

Url: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-461.htm

Url: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-15.xml

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38794

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/33005

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501298/100/0/threaded

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/43068

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0946.html

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00873.html

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-3916

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10678

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2642

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020734

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212

Url: http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44643

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32460

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3916

Url: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2008-08/msg00000.html

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32349

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:200

Url: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0003.html

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3347

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00847.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-3916

Severity Score

8.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.1
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	9.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2008-3916

Date: September 4, 2008

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