Lynx Malformed HTML Tags DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2581

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is using Lynx as a web browser. The version used is vulnerable to a remote attack wherein malformed HTML can cause Lynx to go into an infinite loop. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to convince a user to browse to a malicious website. Upon a successful attack, Lynx would take up many resources on the client machine, possibly causing a crash in either Lynx or the operating system.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2581

Family: Web Clients

Published: 1/31/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:lynx:lynx

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1617

BID: 11443

Detections

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