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CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : newt (CESA-2009:1463)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 41627
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated newt packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget-based user interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets, checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, scrollbars, and so on, to text mode user interfaces.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way newt processes content that is to be displayed in a text dialog box. A local attacker could issue a specially crafted text dialog box display request (direct or via a custom application), leading to a denial of service (application crash) or, potentially, arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the application using the newt library.
(CVE-2009-2905)
Users of newt should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the updated packages, all applications using the newt library must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected newt packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a9b95ce1
http://www.nessus.org/u?c04c0604
http://www.nessus.org/u?d04091f2
http://www.nessus.org/u?da55f5d2
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 41627
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-1463.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/28/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:newt, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:newt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:newt-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2905
BID: 36515