Buffer overflow in Netwin WebNews CGI program 1.1, Webnews.exe, allows remote attackers…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Netwin WebNews CGI program 1.1, Webnews.exe, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long group argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0325 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0290
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cxp-xf9p-m43x
References
More NetWin Webnews vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-04916 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in parse/parser.php in WEB//NEWS (aka webnews)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00299 Netwin WebNews 1.1k CGI program includes several default usernames and cleartext… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-0290 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0290 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cxp-xf9p-m43x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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