Executive Summary

Summary
Title ESX 2.5.5 patch 12 updates service console package ed
Informations
Name VMSA-2009-0003 First vendor Publication 2009-01-26
Vendor VMware Last vendor Modification 2009-01-26
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

a. Updated ESX patch updates Service Console package ed

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.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-3916 to this issue.

Original Source

Url : http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0003.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10678
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10678
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-3916
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21744
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21744
Title: ELSA-2008:0946: ed security update (Moderate)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2008:0946-01
CVE-2008-3916
 Version: 6
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
 Product(s): ed
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29199
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29199
Title: RHSA-2008:0946 -- ed security update (Moderate)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2008:0946
CESA-2008:0946-CentOS 3
CESA-2008:0946-CentOS 2
CESA-2008:0946-CentOS 5
CVE-2008-3916
 Version: 3
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 2
CentOS Linux 5
 Product(s): ed
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 8

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for ed MDVSA-2008:200 (ed)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_200.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for ed RHSA-2008:0946-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0946-01_ed.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946-01 centos2 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0946-01_ed_centos2_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0946_ed_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0946_ed_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0946_ed_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for ed CESA-2008:0946 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0946_ed_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for ed FEDORA-2008-9236
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9236_ed_fc8.nasl
2009-02-17 Name : Fedora Update for ed FEDORA-2008-9263
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9263_ed_fc9.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-15 (ed)
File : nvt/glsa_200809_15.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
48045 GNU ed signal.c strip_escapes Function Filename Handling Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2016-03-08 Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch.
File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0004_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-26 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0946.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update.
File : sl_20081021_ed_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-05 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_2_ed-101129.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-21 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_ed-110111.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-21 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_ed-7301.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-05 Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-27 Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch.
File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-200.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-31 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9236.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-31 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2008-9263.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-22 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0946.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-22 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0946.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-24 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200809-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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2014-11-27 13:28:41
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2014-02-17 12:07:11
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