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    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.

    Published:Jun 30, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 4, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0467
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Ed
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High