Vulnerability CVE-2008-3252
Published: 2008-07-21   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Fedora -> Newsx 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00565.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00485.html
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43844
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622
http://secunia.com/advisories/31307
http://secunia.com/advisories/31080
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