Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

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.

Affected products

Fedora/Newsx2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:fedora:newsx:1.6:8.fc8:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fedora:newsx:1.6:8.fc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedora:newsx:1.6:9.fc9:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/31080nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/31307nvd
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30231nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43844nvd
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00485.htmlnvd
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00565.htmlnvd

News mentions

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