Vulnerability Details 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 append a chunk onto itself.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 61.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.3
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102180
- https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00021.html
- http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102180
- https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00021.html
Products affected by CVE-2017-1000211
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cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:2.8.9