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>> Debian Security Update Fixes Newsx Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Newsx Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2272
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3252
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-04
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A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in Newsx when processing a news article containing a large number of lines starting with a period, which could be exploited to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
Debian GNU/Linux etch
Debian GNU/Linux sid
Solution
Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to newsx version 1.6-2etch1
Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to newsx version 1.6-3
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2272
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00207.html
ChangeLog
2008-08-04 : Initial release
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