Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0506
CVE-2002-0506
Description
Buffer overflow in newt.c of newt windowing library (libnewt) 0.50.33 and earlier may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code in setuid programs that use libnewt.
Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264699nvdVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8700.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4393nvdVendor Advisory
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