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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3252
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CVE-2008-3252

Description:
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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43844

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31080
  Secunia Advisory: SA31307

FEDORA

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622

CONFIRM

BID
  30231


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