Description
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.
References
- lynx-converttoidna-bo(61007) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20100809 Re: CVE request: Lynx mailing-list
- ADV-2010-2042 vdb-entry
- USN-1642-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20100809 CVE request: Lynx mailing-list
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254