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Status published
High
CVE-2005-0101
Buffer overflow in the socket_getline function in Newspost 2.1.1 and...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the socket_getline function in Newspost 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote malicious NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string without a newline character.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19178
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-05.xml
- http://people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/newspost-20050114.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14098
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746336728781&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14092/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013056
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/7f13607b-6948-11d9-8937-00065be4b5b6.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12418
Affected Vendor
newspost
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newspost
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 6th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.