{"cve":"CVE-2008-3971","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-11T01:13:47.790","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:55.337","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497835","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"],"products":["gmanedit2:gmanedit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3971","score":0.0569,"percentile":0.93,"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."]}