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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201006-14">
<title>Newt: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
<synopsis>
A heap-based buffer overflow in the Newt library might allow remote,
user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">newt</product>
<announced>2010-06-02</announced>
<revised count="01">2010-06-02</revised>
<bug>285854</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="dev-libs/newt" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">0.52.10-r1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">0.52.10-r1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
Newt is a library for displaying text mode user interfaces.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
Miroslav Lichvar reported that Newt is prone to a heap-based buffer
overflow in textbox.c.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
A remote attacker could entice a user to enter a specially crafted
string into a text dialog box rendered by Newt, possibly resulting in
the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running the application, or a Denial of Service condition.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
There is no known workaround at this time.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All Newt users should upgrade to the latest version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-libs/newt-0.52.10-r1"</code>
<p>
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since October 26, 2009. It is likely that your system is
already no longer affected by this issue.
</p>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2905">CVE-2009-2905</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-11-06T09:28:48Z">
keytoaster
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2010-05-31T05:47:34Z">
a3li
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2010-05-31T05:47:41Z">
a3li
</metadata>
</glsa>