DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3120

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3120

    Published: 17 Oct 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-3120

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTrjis function in Lynx 2.8.6 and earlier allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via certain article headers containing Asian characters that cause Lynx to add extra escape (ESC) characters.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3120

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: lynx

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/lynx?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.5-2sarge1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High