| Name | CVE-2005-3120 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTrjis function in Lynx 2.8.6 and earlier allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via certain article headers containing Asian characters that cause Lynx to add extra escape (ESC) characters. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1085-1, DSA-874-1, DSA-876-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 334423, 335033 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| lynx (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 2.8.9rel.1-3+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.9.0dev.12-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.9.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lynx | source | woody | 2.8.4.1b-3.3 | DSA-874-1 | ||
| lynx | source | sarge | 2.8.5-2sarge1 | DSA-876-1 | ||
| lynx | source | (unstable) | 2.8.5-2sarge1 | high | 335033 | |
| lynx-cur | source | woody | 2.8.5-2.5woody1 | DSA-1085-1 | ||
| lynx-cur | source | sarge | 2.8.6-9sarge1 | DSA-1085-1 | ||
| lynx-cur | source | (unstable) | 2.8.6-16 | high | 334423 | |
| lynx-ssl | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |