Description
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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- FEDORA
- Published
- 7/21/2008
- Last Modified
- 4/9/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
fedora : newsxfedora : newsx
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