CVE-2010-2810 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code in Lynx via a malformed URL with a percent character in the domain name.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2810?
CVE-2010-2810 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2810?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lynx Lynx.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2810?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-2810 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2810 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9h97-c3c6-r77v.