CVE-2009-2905 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the newt library (versions 0.51.5, 0.51.6, and 0.52.2), specifically within the textbox.c component, affecting products like fedorahosted newt. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts including denial of service or arbitrary code execution. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.51.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:newt:0.51.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.51.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:newt:0.51.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.52.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedorahosted:newt:0.52.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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