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CVE-2002-0506 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in newt.c of newt windowing library (libnewt)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-0506
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-08-12
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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