CVE-2017-1000211 - Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory dis

CVE-2017-1000211

Summary

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

http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102180
https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00021.html

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:2.8.9:dev15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:2.8.9:dev15:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.0 (as of 04-02-2018 - 02:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-416

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	NONE	NONE

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

refmap via4

bid	102180
confirm	http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html
misc	https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9
mlist	[debian-lts-announce] 20171118 [SECURITY] [DLA 1175-1] lynx-cur security update

Last major update

04-02-2018 - 02:29

Published

17-11-2017 - 15:29

Last modified

04-02-2018 - 02:29