VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3252
Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_article function in getarticle.c in newsx 1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a news article containing a large number of lines starting with a period.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 6.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_article function in getarticle.c in newsx 1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a news article containing a large number of lines starting with a period.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.65% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fedora/newsx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31080Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31307
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43844
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00485.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00565.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31080Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31307
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43844
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00485.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00565.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.