PT-2002-1557 · Newt · Libnewt

Published 2002-08-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0506

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions newt windowing library (libnewt) versions 0.50.33 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the newt.c file of the libnewt library. This could potentially allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code in setuid programs that utilize libnewt.

Recommendations For versions 0.50.33 and earlier, update to a version later than 0.50.33 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0506

Affected Products

Libnewt

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0506 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8700.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4393 · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264699 · Vendor Advisory