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CVE-2008-3252

Published: 21 July 2008

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
newsx
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian 		dapper
Released (1.6-2etch1build0.6.06.1)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy
Released (1.6-2etch1build0.8.04.1)
intrepid Not vulnerable

jaunty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (1.6-3)

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