Multiple buffer overflows in mnews 1.22 and earlier allow (1) a remote NNTP server to execute arbitrary code via long responses, or local users can gain privileges via long command line arguments (2) -f, (3) -n, (4) -D, (5) -M, or (6) -P, or via long environment variables (7) JNAMES or (8) MAILSERVER.
CVSS 2.0
Severity: HIGH
Problem Type: NVD-CWE-Other,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| matsushita_research | mnews | * |