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…

published September 29, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00497 · 41.7th percentile
Published
2009-09-29T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 SEP 19:00Z
    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…
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