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RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 / 5 : ed (RHSA-2008:0946)
high Nessus Plugin ID 34467
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
An updated ed package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
ed is a line-oriented text editor, used to create, display, and modify text files (both interactively and via shell scripts).
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the way ed, the GNU line editor, processed long file names. An attacker could create a file with a specially crafted name that could possibly execute an arbitrary code when opened in the ed editor. (CVE-2008-3916)
Users of ed should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected ed package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 34467
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0946.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/22/2008
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ed, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3916