CVE-2004-1617
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Summary
Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a web page or HTML email that contains invalid HTML including (1) a TEXTAREA tag with a large COLS value and (2) a large tag name in an element that is not terminated, as demonstrated by mangleme. NOTE: a followup suggests that the relevant trigger for this issue is the large COLS value.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11443
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1077
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011809
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435689/30/4740/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1076
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1085
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20383
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17804
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11443
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1077
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011809
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435689/30/4740/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1076
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1085
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20383
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17804
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