Buffer overflow in Fedorahosted Newt

CVE-2009-2905

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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