CVE-2005-0101 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in Newspost when connecting to malicious NNTP servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0101?
CVE-2005-0101 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0101?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Newspost Newspost.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0101?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-0101 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0101 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcr4-854p-8wv9.