medium5.3
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lynx Project | Lynx | Version 2.8.9 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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