Buffer overflow in Gmanedit2 Gmanedit
CVE-2008-3971
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gmanedit2 Gmanedit — versions 0.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/2 (mailing-list)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/19 (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44963 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44962 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/13 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31040 (vdb-entry)