FKIE_CVE-2008-3252
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-07-21 17:41 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
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.
References
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