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CVE-2002-0506

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in newt.c of newt windowing library (libnewt) 0.50.33 and earlier may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code in setuid programs that use libnewt.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264699
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8700.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4393
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264699
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8700.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4393

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