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medium 4.6

CVE-2009-2905 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in textbox.c in newt 0.51.5, 0.51.6, and 0.52.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application cra…

published 2009-09-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2893

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in textbox.c in newt 0.51.5, 0.51.6, and 0.52.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a request to display a crafted text dialog box.

Patch / fix

  • newt Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.52.10-4.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2905

  • newt RHEL 3 0.51.5-2.el3
  • newt RHEL 4 0.51.6-10.el4_8.1
  • newt RHEL 5 0.52.2-12.el5_4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1463

  • newt openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.52.18-1.9

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10010-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-2905 updated cvss 4.6

newt: heap-overflow in textbox when text reflowing

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 newt 0.51.5-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) newt 0.52.2-12.el5_4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 newt 0.51.5-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 newt 0.51.6-10.el4_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) newt 0.52.2-12.el5_4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 newt 0.51.6-10.el4_8.1
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) newt 0.52.2-12.el5_4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 newt 0.51.5-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 newt 0.51.6-10.el4_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 newt 0.51.5-2.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 newt 0.51.6-10.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1463

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Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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