CVE-2008-7224
elinks: entity_cache static array buffer overflow (off-by-one)
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted link.
Desbordamiento de búfer en entity_cache de ELinks anterior a v0.11.4rc0, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un enlace manipulado.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2009-09-14 CVE Reserved
- 2009-09-14 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-07 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-193: Off-by-one Error
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2008-February/001604.html | Mailing List | |
| http://osvdb.org/41949 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10126 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380347 | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7224 | 2009-10-01 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523258 | 2009-10-01 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" | Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" | <= 0.11.3 Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" and version " <= 0.11.3" | - |
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| Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" | Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" | 0.11.1 Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" and version "0.11.1" | - |
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| Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" | Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" | 0.11.1-1 Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" and version "0.11.1-1" | - |
Affected
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| Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" | Elinks Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" | 0.11.2 Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" and version "0.11.2" | - |
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