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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200809-15">
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<title>GNU ed: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
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<synopsis>
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A buffer overflow vulnerability in ed may allow for the remote execution of
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arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">ed</product>
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<announced>2008-09-23</announced>
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<revised count="01">2008-09-23</revised>
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<bug>236521</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="sys-apps/ed" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">1.0</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.0</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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GNU ed is a basic line editor. red is a restricted version of ed that
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does not allow shell command execution.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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Alfredo Ortega from Core Security Technologies reported a heap-based
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buffer overflow in the strip_escapes() function when processing overly
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long filenames.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>
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A remote attacker could entice a user to process specially crafted
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commands with ed or red, possibly resulting in the execution of
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arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All GNU ed users should upgrade to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/ed-1.0"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3916">CVE-2008-3916</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-09-14T11:31:13Z">
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rbu
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-09-18T21:37:26Z">
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p-y
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-09-18T21:37:35Z">
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p-y
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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