Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in libnewt Allows for Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in libnewt Allows for Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution

CVE-2002-0506 · HIGH Severity

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

Buffer overflow in newt.c of newt windowing library (libnewt) 0.50.33 and earlier may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code in setuid programs that use libnewt.

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