CVE-2008-3916
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
75.4%
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.
Affected configurations
References
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2008-08/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
secunia.com/advisories/32349
secunia.com/advisories/32460
secunia.com/advisories/33005
secunia.com/advisories/38794
secunia.com/advisories/43068
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-15.xml
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-461.htm
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:200
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0946.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501298/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30815
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020734
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0003.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2642
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3347
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44643
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10678
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00847.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00873.html
Related
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
75.4%