{"cve":"CVE-2008-3916","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-04T18:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:48.490","status":"Modified","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the strip_escapes function in signal.c in GNU ed before 1.0 allows context-dependent or user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.  NOTE: since ed itself does not typically run with special privileges, this issue only crosses privilege boundaries when ed is invoked as a third-party component.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ed/2008-08/msg00000.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html","http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/32349","http://secunia.com/advisories/32460"],"products":["gnu:ed"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3916","score":0.03595,"percentile":0.89445,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}