CVE-2009-2905

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2905
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-29 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fedorahosted Newt 0.51.5 All All All
Application Fedorahosted Newt 0.51.6 All All All
Application Fedorahosted Newt 0.52.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
VMware vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
ASA-2009-476 (RHSA-2009-1463) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
523955 – (CVE-2009-2905) CVE-2009-2905 newt: heap-overflow in textbox when text reflowing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-837-1: Newt vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
VMware ESX Server 4 update for newt, nfs-utils, and glib2 - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1894-1 newt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Avaya Products Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.debian.org Patch
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Newt Text Box Content Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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