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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade newspost | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-nntp/newspost. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 1, 2005 |
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