CVE-2008-3916
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-3916
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-09-04T18:41:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-11T20:50:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3916 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3916 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:27:57 | Added to TrackCVE |