Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial…
Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03752 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.1 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.2_rel1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.2_rel1 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.3 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3_dev22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.3_dev22 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3_pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.3_pre5 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3_rel1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.3_rel1 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.4 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.4_rel1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.4_rel1 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.2_rel1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2_rel1 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3_dev22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3_dev22 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3_pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3_pre5 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.3_rel1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3_rel1 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.4_rel1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4_rel1 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.5 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.5_dev2 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.5_dev3 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.5_dev4 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.5_dev5 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.5_dev8 | Vulnerable | University Of Kansas |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5_dev2 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5_dev3 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5_dev4 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5_dev5 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_kansas:lynx:2.8.5_dev8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5_dev8 Vulnerable ·University Of Kansas
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1617
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j8fp-ff64-g7r6
References
More University Of Kansas Lynx vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00767 Lynx WWW client allows a remote attacker to specify command-line parameters which Lynx… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-02765 Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00209 Buffer overflow in Lynx 2.x allows remote attackers to crash Lynx and possibly execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2002-01327 CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-1999-00366 Lynx allows a local user to overwrite sensitive files through /tmp symlinks. CVSS 2.0LOW 1.2
Sources
- CVE-2004-1617 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1617 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j8fp-ff64-g7r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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