critical10.0
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 cont…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fedora | Newsx | Version 1.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31080
- 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=454483
- 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/31080
- 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=454483
- 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