CVE-2008-3252 (GCVE-0-2008-3252)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-21 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:28
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/31307 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/31080 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Date Public
2008-07-15 00:00
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