CVE-2010-2810

Publication date 20 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
lynx-cur	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Ignored
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.8.8dev.2-1ubuntu0.1
	9.10 karmic	Ignored
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
lynx-cur	Other: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1642-1
Lynx vulnerabilities
29 November 2012

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2810