VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2905
Heap-based buffer overflow in textbox.c in newt 0.51.5, 0.51.6, and 0.52.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a request to display a crafted text dialog box.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in textbox.c in newt 0.51.5, 0.51.6, and 0.52.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a request to display a crafted text dialog box.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fedorahosted/newt
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37922
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/newt/newt_0.52.2-10+etch1.diff.gzPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067251
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1894Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36515
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-837-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8556
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9664
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1463.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37922
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/newt/newt_0.52.2-10+etch1.diff.gzPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067251
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1894Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36515
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-837-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8556
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.