VYPR
Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-3120

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.

Affected products

3
  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:lynx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=2.8.6
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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