{"cve":"CVE-2009-2905","nvd":{"published":"2009-09-29T19:30:00.687","modified":"2026-06-16T23:10:28.410","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html","http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/37922","http://secunia.com/advisories/38794"],"products":["fedorahosted:newt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2905","score":0.00497,"percentile":0.42653,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}