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>> Lynx Browser NNTP Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Lynx Browser NNTP Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2113
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3120
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-10-17
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A vulnerability has been identified in Lynx, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "HTrjis()" [HTMIME.c] function that does not properly handle specially crafted NNTP article headers, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to connect to a malicious Web site or NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) server.
Affected Products
Lynx version 2.8.5 and prior
Lynx version 2.8.6dev.13 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Lynx version 2.8.6dev.14 :
http://lynx.isc.org/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2113
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Ulf Harnhammar
ChangeLog
2005-10-17 : Initial release
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