Secunia Security Advisory – Gentoo has issued an update for newt. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise an application using the library.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/90253/sa40006.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/90253/Secunia-Security-Advisory-40006.html