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Debian Security Advisory DSA 876-1 (lynx-ssl)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to lynx-ssl announced via advisory DSA 876-1. Ulf Härnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in lynx, a text-mode browser for the WWW that can be remotely exploited. During the handling of Asian characters when connecting to an NNTP server lynx can be tricked to write past the boundary of a buffer which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.4.1b-3.2.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.5-2sarge1 of lynx. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your lynx-ssl package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20876-1