CVE-2002-0506

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264699	Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8700.php	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4393	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2::alpha:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0::alpha:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1::alpha:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1::ia64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2::alpha:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2::ia64:::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2002-08-12 04:00

Updated : 2024-02-28 10:24

NVD link : CVE-2002-0506

Mitre link : CVE-2002-0506

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-0506

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

linux

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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