Ed
Vendor:
First CVE: Jan 9, 2001 · Active for 25 years
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
6.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 29% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Ed over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jan 9, 2001
25 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Feb 17, 2017
3,444 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Ed4 CVEs
50%
50%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network1 (25.0%)
Unknown3 (75.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low1 (25.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown3 (75.0%)
User Interaction
None1 (25.0%)
Unknown3 (75.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None1 (25.0%)
Unknown3 (75.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-5357HIGH regex.c in GNU ed before 1.14.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed command, which triggers an invalid free. | Feb 17, 2017 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-3916HIGH 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 f | Sep 4, 2008 | 9.3 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2006-6939MEDIUM GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function. | Jan 17, 2007 | 4.6 | 14 | NO | NO |
CVE-2000-1137MEDIUM GNU ed before 0.2-18.1 allows local users to overwrite the files of other users via a symlink attack. | Jan 9, 2001 | 4.6 | 14 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Ed
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.18.0 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.18 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.16tr | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.15 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.3 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |