// For flags

CVE-2005-3120

Lynx 2.8.6dev.13 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTrjis function in Lynx 2.8.6 and earlier allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via certain article headers containing Asian characters that cause Lynx to add extra escape (ESC) characters.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-10-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-10-17 CVE Published
  • 2005-10-17 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-23 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
CAPEC
References (38)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Invisible-island
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Lynx
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<= 2.8.6
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.0
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-
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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Affected