Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTrjis function in Lynx 2.8.6 and earlier allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

23.3% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-131 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-131 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (33)

• 1015065 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 18376 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17216 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17480 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TSLSA-2005-0059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• SSA:2005-310-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2005.026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• 20051017 Lynx Remote Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 20060602 Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 1085-1] New lynx-cur packages fix several vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 17444 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1085 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• GLSA-200510-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 18584 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17238 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2005:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 17150 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:186 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 17248 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170253 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-010.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FLSA:152832 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 17360 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17445 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 15117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• USN-206-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9257 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:803 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 17231 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17230 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17340 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20383 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-874 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• DSA-876 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 23:01 UTC.