Upstream information

CVE-2009-2905 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 540930 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
  • newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.10-1.35.7
  • newt-static >= 0.52.10-1.35.7
  • python-newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.10-1.35.113
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.16-1.83
  • newt-static >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA newt-devel-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
  • python3-newt >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 GA newt-devel-0.52.20-5.35
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.10-1.35.7
  • newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.7
  • python-newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.7
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.10-1.35.7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
  • newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
  • python-newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.10-1.35.113
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
  • newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.10-1.35.7
  • newt-static >= 0.52.10-1.35.7
  • python-newt >= 0.52.10-1.35.113
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.10-1.35.113
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.10-1.35.113
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.16-1.83
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.16-1.83
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.23-5.10
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.23-5.10
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.23-slfo.1.1_1.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.23-slfo.1.1_1.2
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-lp150.5.5
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-lp150.5.5
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.20-5.35
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA libnewt0_52-0.52.20-5.35
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libnewt0_52 >= 0.52.18-1.9
  • libnewt0_52-32bit >= 0.52.18-1.9
  • newt >= 0.52.18-1.9
  • newt-devel >= 0.52.18-1.9
  • newt-doc >= 0.52.18-1.9
  • newt-static >= 0.52.18-1.9
  • python-newt >= 0.52.18-1.9
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10010

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 newt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 newt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 newt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 newt Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 06:59:31 2013
CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 16:13:46 2024