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CVE-2017-1000211
Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, because HTML_put_string() can…
Medium5.3EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
Description
Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, because HTML_put_string() can append a chunk onto itself.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 102180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171118 [SECURITY] [DLA 1175-1] lynx-cur security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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