CVE-2009-2905Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2009-2905 | First vendor Publication | 2009-09-29 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2010-08-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentification | None Required |
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Detail
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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2905 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9664 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9664 | ||
| Title: | 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. | ||
| Description: | 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2009-2905 |
Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8556 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8556 | ||
| Title: | Buffer overflow vulnerability in newt | ||
| Description: | 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2009-2905 |
Version: | 2 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 4 |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| id | Description |
|---|---|
| 58330 | Newt textbox.c doReflow() Function Overflow |
Internal Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2013-05-10 23:55:53 |
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(Critical)
(Medium)
