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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:41.119Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3916

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-04T18:41:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-11T20:50:23.827

Link: CVE-2008-3916

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-06-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3916 - Bugzilla