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CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos4 i386

🗓️ 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos4 i386. A heap-based buffer overflow discovered in the GNU line editor ed, processed long file names, could execute arbitrary code. Upgrade to resolve the issue

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###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
#
# CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos4 i386
#
# Authors:
# System Generated Check
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
###############################################################################

include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "ed is a line-oriented text editor, used to create, display, and modify
  text files (both interactively and via shell scripts).

  A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the way ed, the GNU line
  editor, processed long file names. An attacker could create a file with a
  specially-crafted name that could possibly execute an arbitrary code when
  opened in the ed editor. (CVE-2008-3916)
  
  Users of ed should upgrade to this updated package, which contains
  a backported patch to resolve this issue.";

tag_affected = "ed on CentOS 4";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";



if(description)
{
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015357.html");
  script_id(880294);
  script_version("$Revision: 6651 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-10 13:45:21 +0200 (Mon, 10 Jul 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-02-27 09:02:20 +0100 (Fri, 27 Feb 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_xref(name: "CESA", value: "2008:0946");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3916");
  script_name( "CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos4 i386");

  script_summary("Check for the Version of ed");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms");
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");


res = "";
if(release == NULL){
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "CentOS4")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ed", rpm:"ed~0.2~36.el4_7.1", rls:"CentOS4")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}

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10 Jul 2017 00:00Current
0.2Low risk
Vulners AI Score0.2
EPSS0.0467
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