CVE-2005-3120

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-131

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 17, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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