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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64974
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-9957 (newt)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to newt
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-9957.

Update Information:

Fixes a buffer overflow in textbox, which could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code.

ChangeLog:

* Thu Sep 24 2009 Miroslav Lichvar - 0.52.10-2
- fix buffer overflow in textbox when reflowing (#523955, CVE-2009-2905)

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #523955 - CVE-2009-2905 newt: heap-overflow in textbox when text reflowing
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523955

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update newt' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2009-9957

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2905
BugTraq ID: 36515
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36515
Debian Security Information: DSA-1894 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1894
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8556
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9664
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2009:1463
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1463.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37922
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:017 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-837-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
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