CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : ed (CESA-2008:0946)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34463

Synopsis

The remote CentOS 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34463

File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0946.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 10/22/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ed, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3916

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2008:0946

Detections

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