CVE-2010-2810

Lynx: Heap-based buffer overflow by processing URLs with % (percent) character in the domain name

Published Aug 20, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2814 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1642-1 Lynx vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:46 AM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 20, 2010, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:21 PM
Severity
Public date
Aug 5, 2010, 12:00 AM