CVE-2005-0101 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the socket_getline function of Newspost versions 2.1.1 and earlier. This flaw allows remote malicious NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending a long string without a newline character. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:newspost:newspost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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