CVE-2008-3971

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gmanedit version 0.4.1

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the open man file function, located in callbacks.c, due to improper handling during utf8 conversion of a crafted man page. This could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For gmanedit version 0.4.1, update to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.