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CVE-2010-2810
Published: Aug 20, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
lynx-converttoidna-bo(61007)
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20100809 Re: CVE request: Lynx
mailing-list
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ADV-2010-2042
vdb-entry
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USN-1642-1
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20100809 CVE request: Lynx
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254
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