CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-3971
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-09-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
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.
Affected configurations
• gmanedit2 gmanedit 0.4.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497835 Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/2 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/13 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/19 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31040 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44962 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44963 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497835 Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/2 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/13 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/19 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31040 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44962 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44963 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com