DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3916

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3916
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3916.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3916
Upstream
Published
2008-09-04T18:41:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:39.198312Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3916.json"

Debian:12 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3916.json"

Debian:13 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3916.json"

Debian:14 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3916.json"