CVE-2010-2810

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
9.8
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
2.376

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS support (USN-1642-1) lynx-cur_2.8.8dev.9-2ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.debLinux
Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS support (USN-1642-1) lynx-cur_2.8.8dev.9-2ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234