CVE-2008-3916

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-09-04
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	9.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (ed)	ELSA-2008-0946	2008-10-21
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ed)	ELSA-2008-0946	2008-10-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (ed)	ELSA-2008-0946	2008-10-21