VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-7224
Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted link.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted link.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.83% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- elinks/elinks
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380347Exploit
- http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2008-February/001604.html
- http://osvdb.org/41949
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10126
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380347Exploit
- http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2008-February/001604.html
- http://osvdb.org/41949
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10126
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.