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CVE-2009-2905

Publication date 29 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
newt 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu1.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.52.2-11.2ubuntu1.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.51.6-31ubuntu1.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-837-1
    • Newt vulnerability
    • 24 September 2009

Other references