CVE-2005-0101

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the socket_getline function in Newspost 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote malicious NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string without a newline character.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 45.62% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vuxml.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19178	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-05.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://people.freebsd.org/~niels/issues/newspost-20050114.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14098	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746336728781&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/14092/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013056	vdb entry
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/7f13607b-6948-11d9-8937-00065be4b5b6.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12418	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0101?: CVE-2005-0101 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0101?: To fix CVE-2005-0101, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0101 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0101 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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