newsx buffer overflow
Published:		01.08.2008
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		9187
Type:		remote
Level:		5/10
Description:		Buffer overflow on the article with large number of lines beginning with period.

Affected:		NEWSX : newsx 1.6
CVE:		CVE-2008-3252 (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.)

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DEBIAN, [SECURITY] [DSA 1622-1] New newsx packages fix arbitrary code execution (01.08.2008)

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