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.
- Published
- Sep 14, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.8% · 86th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
32
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| elinks | elinks | cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- elinks elinksup to 0.11.3 inclusive
- elinks elinks0.11.1
- elinks elinks0.11.1-1
- elinks elinks0.11.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | elinks | before 0.11.3-1 | 0.11.3-1 |
| Debian:4.0 | elinks | before 0.11.1-1.2etch2 | 0.11.1-1.2etch2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | elinks | before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 | 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | elinks-debuginfo | before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 | 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | elinks | before 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1 | 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | elinks-debuginfo | before 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1 | 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1 |
Same product
elinks: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2012-6709ELinks 0.12 and Twibright Links 2.3 have Missing SSL Certificate Validation.23Monitor
- CVE-2002-1405CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject false HTTP headers into an HTTP request that is pro22Monitor
- CVE-2012-4545The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GS21Monitor
- CVE-2007-5034ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT 18Monitor
- CVE-2007-2027Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:elinks | 0.11.3-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:elinks | 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:elinks-debuginfo | 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2008-February/001604.html
- osvdb.org/41949
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10126
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.