The 'newt' package in Ubuntu is missing a security update (USN-837-1) due to mishandling of rendering in a text box, leading to denial of service or potential code execution
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 64 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2009-2905 | 29 Sep 200919:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | Newt: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code | 2 Jun 201000:00 | – | gentoo |
![]() | Debian DSA-1894-1 : newt - buffer overflow | 24 Feb 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 10 : newt-0.52.10-2.fc10 (2009-9957) | 28 Sep 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Scientific Linux Security Update : newt on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 | 1 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : newt (CESA-2009:1463) | 28 Sep 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : newt (MDVSA-2009:249-1) | 28 Sep 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-201006-14 : Newt: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code | 3 Jun 201000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : newt (RHSA-2009:1463) | 25 Sep 200900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE Security Update : libnewt0_52 (libnewt0_52-1331) | 22 Oct 200900:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-837-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64984");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2905");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-09-28 17:09:13 +0000 (Mon, 28 Sep 2009)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-837-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(6\.06\ LTS|8\.04\ LTS|8\.10|9\.04)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-837-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-837-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'newt' package(s) announced via the USN-837-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Miroslav Lichvar discovered that Newt incorrectly handled rendering in a
text box. An attacker could exploit this and cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'newt' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU6.06 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libnewt0.51", ver:"0.51.6-31ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libnewt0.52", ver:"0.52.2-11.2ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU8.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libnewt0.52", ver:"0.52.2-11.3ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU9.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libnewt0.52", ver:"0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1", rls:"UBUNTU9.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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