CVE - CVE-2010-2810

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-2810	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:ADV-2010-2042 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2042~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:USN-1642-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1642-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20100809 CVE request: Lynx URL:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128151768510564&w=2 MISC:[oss-security] 20100809 Re: CVE request: Lynx URL:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128152412221677&w=2 MISC:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254 URL:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254 MISC:lynx-converttoidna-bo(61007) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61007
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20100722	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100722)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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