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CVE-2005-3120

Published: 17 October 2005

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTrjis function in Lynx 2.8.6 and earlier allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via certain article headers containing Asian characters that cause Lynx to add extra escape (ESC) characters.

Priority

Unknown

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
lynx
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (2.8.5-2ubuntu1)
edgy
Released (2.8.5-2ubuntu1)
feisty
Released (2.8.5-2ubuntu1)
upstream Needs triage

lynx-cur
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (2.8.6-18)
edgy
Released (2.8.6-18)
feisty
Released (2.8.6-18)
upstream Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H