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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…
High10.0EPSS 6.7%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.7% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- newsx-readarticle-bo(43844) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31307 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454483 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31080 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1622 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 30231 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-6321 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-6319 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .