58330 : Newt textbox.c doReflow() Function Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-09-24

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2905" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, vendors have released patches to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-2905 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36515
Secunia Advisory ID: 36810 36856 36857 36871 36883 37151 37922 38794 38833 40006
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2009/msg00215.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/newt/newt_0.52.2-10+etch1.diff.gz
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523955
https://fedorahosted.org/newt/changeset/9e3bf9df5d98e9f047e457f47017a3f4d076f2dc
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00829.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-September/msg00834.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067251
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201006-14.xml
Other Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1894
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-837-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523955
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2009-September/000965.html
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1463.html
RHSA-2009:1463

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-09-30 | Disagree?

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