CVE-2002-0506

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

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

Timeline

Published: Aug 12, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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