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Lynx < 2.8.6 dev14 NNTP Headers Buffer Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3261

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is using Lynx as a web browser. This version of Lynx is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing malformed NNTP headers. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to convince the local Lynx user to browse a malicious NNTP server. Successful exploitation will result in the attacker running arbitrary code on the local system.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.8.6 dev14 or higher.

See Also

http://lynx.browser.org

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3261

Family: Web Clients

Published: 10/17/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:lynx:lynx

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1617, CVE-2005-2665, CVE-2005-3120

BID: 15117, 11443