Out-of-Bounds Affecting newt package, versions <0.52.10-4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-NEWT-311926
  • published29 Sept 2009
  • disclosed29 Sept 2009

Introduced: 29 Sep 2009

CVE-2009-2905  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 newt to version 0.52.10-4.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream newt package and not the newt package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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