GNU ed Heap Overflow in strip_escapes() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020734
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020734
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3916
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Sep 15 2008
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Original Entry Date: Aug 25 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 1.0
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in GNU ed. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted file that, when processed by the target user, will trigger a heap overflow and potentially
execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vulnerability resides
in 'signal.c'.
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Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when processed by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.0), available at:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ed/
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Vendor URL: www.gnu.org/software/ed/ed.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any)
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Reported By: Antonio Diaz Diaz <nouser@nohost.nodomain>
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:20:16 +0200
From: Antonio Diaz Diaz <nouser@nohost.nodomain>
Subject: [Bug-ed] Version 1.0 of GNU ed released
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I am pleased to announce the release of GNU ed 1.0.
GNU ed is an 8-bit clean, more or less POSIX-compliant implementation of
the standard Unix line editor.
The homepage is at http://www.gnu.org/software/ed/ed.html
The sources can be dowloaded from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ed/ or from
your favorite GNU mirror.
The md5sum is:
80d096dc98fd17a44fb9e3ed3e719ee7 ed-1.0.tar.bz2
This release is also GPG signed. You can download the signature by
appending ".sig" to the URL.
Changes in version 1.0:
* The option "--program-prefix" has been added to the configure script.
* A buffer overflow has been fixed.
Please send bug reports and suggestions to address@hidden
Regards,
Antonio Diaz, GNU ed maintainer.
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