Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-3120

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.
Published 2005-10-17 20:06:00
Updated 2024-02-02 14:00:55
Source Debian GNU/Linux
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2005-3120

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3120

EPSS FAQ
4.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3120

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST
9.8
 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
 NIST 2024-02-02

CWE ids for CVE-2005-3120

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-3120

  • Red Hat 2007-03-14
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2005-3120

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