What is CVE-2010-2810?

CVE-2010-2810 is a vulnerability in Lynx, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2010-08-20.

Is CVE-2010-2810 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Lynx

CVE-2010-2810

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Lynx — versions 2.8.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2810?: CVE-2010-2810 is a vulnerability in Lynx, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2010-08-20.
Is CVE-2010-2810 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.