CVE-2017-1000211 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free flaw in the Lynx text browser's HTML parser allows attackers to disclose memory contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-1000211?
CVE-2017-1000211 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000211?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
lynx SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.8.6-146.3.1 |
Products include Lynx Project Lynx.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000211?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-1000211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000211, DLA-1175-1, GHSA-6qv4-ghq2-3r52, MGASA-2017-0451, SUSE-SU-2017:3180-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000211.