CVE-2017-1000211
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 Medium 5.3
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-1000211
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-11-17T15:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-02-04T02:29:02
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:2.8.9:dev15:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.3
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 1.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ThomasDickey/lynx-snapshots/commit/280a61b300a1614f6037efc0902ff7ecf17146e9 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102180 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00021.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000211 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1000211 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:49:09 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 23:14:35 | 2017-11-17T15:29Z | 2017-11-17T15:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 23:14:35 | 2018-02-04T02:29:02 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 23:14:35 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |