TI-2008-06912 Aliases CVE-2008-7224 GHSA-xq9x-f43x-2c77

Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to…

LOW 39CWE-119Published 2009-09-14 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Complete
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted link.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02835 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks::::::::	up to 0.11.3	Vulnerable	Elinks
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.1:::::::*	0.11.1	Vulnerable	Elinks
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.1-1:::::::*	0.11.1-1	Vulnerable	Elinks
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.2:::::::*	0.11.2	Vulnerable	Elinks

cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.11.3 Vulnerable ·Elinks
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·Elinks
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1-1 Vulnerable ·Elinks
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.2 Vulnerable ·Elinks

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2009:1471 Released 2009-10-01 · Red Hat rating Important
elinks security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1, elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1.i386, elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1, elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.i386, elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1, elinks-0.11.1-6.el5_4.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1, elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1, elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.i386, elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1, elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.i386, elinks-0.9.2-4.el4_8.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)	Fixed	RHSA-2009:1471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:1471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)	Fixed	RHSA-2009:1471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:1471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:1471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2009:1471

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-7224
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq9x-f43x-2c77

References

Exploit 1

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380347

Other 3

TI-2006-05708 Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2002-01327 CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2012-05411 ELinks 0.12 and Twibright Links 2.3 have Missing SSL Certificate Validation. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
TI-2012-03885 The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
TI-2007-04852 ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2007-01949 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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