CVE-2008-3971

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the open_man_file function in callbacks.c in gmanedit 0.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted man page, which is not properly handled during utf8 conversion. NOTE: another overflow was reported using a configuration file, but that vector does not have a scenario that crosses privilege boundaries.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2008-3971

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2008-09-11T01:13:47

Last Modified Date
2017-08-08T01:32:18

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gmanedit2:gmanedit:0.4.1:::::::*	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

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497835	Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/19
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31040
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44963
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44962

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3971
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3971

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:06:14				Added to TrackCVE