CVE-2008-3971
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-10 15:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:00Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bd0d64a69f55034d2a8820ee29e1420806e8711f431e43fe38592d5794b99fd1
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080906 CVE id requests: gmanedithttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/2
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497835
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080909 Re: CVE id requests: gmanedithttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/19
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgmanedit-glocaletoutf8-bo(44963)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44963
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgmanedit-readconffromfile-bo(44962)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44962
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080909 Re: CVE id requests: gmanedithttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/13
- www.securityfocus.com31040http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31040
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gmanedit Fixed in 0.4.1-1.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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