CVE-2009-2905

2009-09-2919:30:00

Debian Security Bug Tracker

security-tracker.debian.org

CVSS2

4.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%

JSON

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Debian12allnewt< 0.52.10-4.1newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb
Debian11allnewt< 0.52.10-4.1newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb
Debian999allnewt< 0.52.10-4.1newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb
Debian13allnewt< 0.52.10-4.1newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Debian	12	all	newt	< 0.52.10-4.1	newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb
Debian	11	all	newt	< 0.52.10-4.1	newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb
Debian	999	all	newt	< 0.52.10-4.1	newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb
Debian	13	all	newt	< 0.52.10-4.1	newt_0.52.10-4.1_all.deb