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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102180 | |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00021.html |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-11-17 07:29
Updated : 2018-02-03 18:29
NVD link : CVE-2017-1000211
Mitre link : CVE-2017-1000211
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
Products Affected
lynx_project
- lynx