medium6.8
CVE-2010-2810
Heap-based buffer overflow in the convert_to_idna function in WWW/Library/Implementation/HTParse.c in Lynx 2.8.8dev.1 through 2.8.8dev.4 allows remote attacker…
Impact
Heap-based buffer overflow in the convert_to_idna function in WWW/Library/Implementation/HTParse.c in Lynx 2.8.8dev.1 through 2.8.8dev.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed URL containing a % (percent) character in the domain name.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lynx | Lynx | Version 2.8.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128151768510564&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128152412221677&w=2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2042
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61007
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128151768510564&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128152412221677&w=2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2042
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61007