CVE catalog
CVE-2009-2905
newt: CVE-2009-2905
- Severity
- High
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.50% · Oct 25, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in textbox.c in newt 0.51.5, 0.51.6, and 0.52.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a request to display a crafted text dialog box.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | newt | sid | 0.52.25-2 | fixed |
| Debian | newt | forky | 0.52.25-2 | fixed |
| Debian | newt | trixie | 0.52.25-1 | fixed |
| Debian | newt | bookworm | 0.52.23-1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | newt | tumbleweed | 0.52.18-1.9 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | newt | source | sid | 0.52.10-4.1 | medium | Not reported | [548198] |
| Debian | newt | source | forky | 0.52.10-4.1 | medium | Not reported | [548198] |
| Debian | newt | source | trixie | 0.52.10-4.1 | medium | Not reported | [548198] |
| Debian | newt | source | bookworm | 0.52.10-4.1 | medium | Not reported | [548198] |
| Opensuse | newt | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.52.18-1.9 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10010-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [libnewt0_52]Unknown
Source package: [newt]
Details (1)
0.52.25-1.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.52.18-1.9Version impact unknown
dsa · newt · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [libnewt0_52-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [newt]
Details (1)
0.52.25-1.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.52.18-1.9Version impact unknown
dsa · newt · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [newt-devel]Unknown
Source package: [newt]
Details (1)
0.52.25-1.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.52.18-1.9Version impact unknown
dsa · newt · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [newt-static]Unknown
Source package: [newt]
Details (1)
0.52.25-1.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.52.18-1.9Version impact unknown
dsa · newt · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [python3-newt]Unknown
Source package: [newt]
Details (1)
0.52.25-1.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.52.18-1.9Version impact unknown
dsa · newt · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [newt]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (1)
0.52.25-1.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
0.52.18-1.9dsa · newt · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libnewt0.52]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.23-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
0.52.23-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
- [libnewt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.23-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
0.52.23-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
- [libnewt-pic]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.23-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
0.52.23-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
- [newt-tcl]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.23-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
0.52.23-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
- [python3-newt]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.23-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
0.52.23-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
- [whiptail]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.23-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
0.52.23-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · bookworm; dsa · newt · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libnewt0.52]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.25-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
0.52.25-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
- [libnewt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.25-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
0.52.25-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
- [libnewt-pic]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.25-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
0.52.25-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
- [newt-tcl]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.25-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
0.52.25-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
- [python3-newt]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.25-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
0.52.25-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
- [whiptail]Fixed
Source package: [newt]
Details (2)
0.52.25-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
0.52.25-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.52.10-4.1dsa · newt · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1463]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10010-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2905]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1894-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10010-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2905]
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