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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1175-1 | lynx-cur security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-1485 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4800-1 | Lynx vulnerabilities |
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Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T21:53:07.390Z
Reserved: 2017-11-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-1000211
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-11-17T15:29:00.310
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-1000211
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN