VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-1000211
CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.72%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Description
Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, because HTML_put_string() can append a chunk onto itself.
Weakness classification
- CWE-416: Use After Free
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108