Vulnerability in Newspost

CVE-2005-0101

Buffer overflow in the socket_getline function in Newspost 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote malicious NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string without a newline character.

EPSS: 0.159 (96.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0101?
CVE-2005-0101 is a vulnerability in Newspost. Published 2005-02-01.
Is CVE-2005-0101 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.