PT-2008-5301 · Gmanedit · Gmanedit

Steffen Joeris · Published 2008-09-10 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gmanedit version 0.4.1

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the open man file function, located in callbacks.c, due to improper handling during utf8 conversion of a crafted man page. This could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For gmanedit version 0.4.1, update to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3971

Affected Products

Gmanedit

References · 11

• 🔥 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497835 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3971 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44963 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/19 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31040 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44962 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/13 · Note