CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2008-3252

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.

10 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483 Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00485.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00565.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231
http://secunia.com/advisories/31080 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31307
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43844
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2008-07-21 05:41

Updated : 2017-08-08 01:31

NVD link : CVE-2008-3252

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3252

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer