CVE-2008-3252: fedora newsx

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3252 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in fedora newsx. EPSS estimates a 6.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 21-07-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.