CVE-2009-2905
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.50 % · percentile 43 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1894
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523955
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1463.html
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067251
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36515
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/newt/newt_0.52.2-10+etch1.diff.gz
- 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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37922
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-837-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2009-2893
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2009-2905
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-431 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2010-AVI-106 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:newt:0.51.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:newt:0.51.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:newt:0.52.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |