CVE-2005-3120

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-3120
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-17 20:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-131 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All All All
Application Invisible-island Lynx All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Broken Link
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.47/SCOSA-2005.47.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Broken Link
OpenPKG Project: Security: Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.org Broken Link
Lynx NNTP Article Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
USN-206-1: Lynx vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for lynx-ssl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya S87XX/S8500/S8300 Lynx "HTrjis()" NNTP Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
170253 – (CVE-2005-3120) CAN-2005-3120 lynx buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Debian update for lynx-cur - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-874-1 lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[Full-disclosure] Lynx Remote Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Slackware update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Lynx: Buffer overflow in NNTP processing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
TSLSA-2005-0059 - multi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.trustix.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Secunia - Advisories - SCO OpenServer update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com Broken Link
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Lynx Buffer Overflow in HTrjis() in Processing NNTP Headers Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-876-1 lynx-ssl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Lynx "HTrjis()" NNTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - UnixWare update for lynx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
1. Overview: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1085-1 lynx-cur af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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