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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade lynx-curUpgrade lynx | Feb 25, 2019 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade lynx | Apr 16, 2020 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 6, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade lynx | Dec 1, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade lynx (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 22, 2023 | Nov 17, 2017 |
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