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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201006-14">
+ <title>Newt: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A heap-based buffer overflow in the Newt library might allow remote,
+ user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">newt</product>
+ <announced>2010-06-02</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2010-06-02</revised>
+ <bug>285854</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="dev-libs/newt" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">0.52.10-r1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">0.52.10-r1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Newt is a library for displaying text mode user interfaces.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Miroslav Lichvar reported that Newt is prone to a heap-based buffer
+ overflow in textbox.c.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker could entice a user to enter a specially crafted
+ string into a text dialog box rendered by Newt, possibly resulting in
+ the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
+ running the application, or a Denial of Service condition.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Newt users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-libs/newt-0.52.10-r1"</code>
+ <p>
+ NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
+ available since October 26, 2009. It is likely that your system is
+ already no longer affected by this issue.
+ </p>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2905">CVE-2009-2905</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-11-06T09:28:48Z">
+ keytoaster
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2010-05-31T05:47:34Z">
+ a3li
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2010-05-31T05:47:41Z">
+ a3li
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>