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CVE-2004-1617

Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a web page or HTML e…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.8%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known

Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a web page or HTML email that contains invalid HTML including (1) a TEXTAREA tag with a large COLS value and (2) a large tag name in an element that is not terminated, as demonstrated by mangleme. NOTE: a followup suggests that the relevant trigger for this issue is the large COLS value.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/11443 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-1077 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1011809 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/435689/30/4740/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-1076 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-1085 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • lcamtuf.coredump.cx /mangleme/gallery/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/20383 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/17804 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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