CVE-2008-3916

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    CVE-2008-3916

    Published: 4 Sept 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: 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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:200, 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, 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://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-461.htm, 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, 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

    Affected packages

    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