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    CVE-2008-3252

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_article function in getarticle.c in newsx 1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a news article containing a large number of lines starting with a period.

    Published:Jul 21, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 21, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.24586
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedora
    Product
    Newsx
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fedora

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/31080
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31307
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43844
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00485.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00565.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31080
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31307
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43844
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00485.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00565.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High