{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3971","details":"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.","modified":"2026-09-20T06:47:37.886670068Z","published":"2008-09-11T01:13:47.790Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-3971"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3971"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gmanedit","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/gmanedit?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.4.1-1.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3971.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}