CVE-2008-3971
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD
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 utf8 conversion. NOTE: another overflow was reported using a configuration file, but that vector does not have a scenario that crosses privilege boundaries.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.7% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3956)
- Published
- September 11, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3956 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gmanedit2 / gmanedit
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497835(Exploit)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/19
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44962
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44963
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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