{
    "id": "CVE-2005-3120",
    "published": "2005-10-17 20:06:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:16:17",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-131",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.23257",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97704",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "invisible-island",
            "product": "lynx"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1256",
            "title": "Lynx 2.8.6dev.13 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2005-10-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1256"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.7/SCOSA-2006.7.txt",
        "ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.47/SCOSA-2005.47.txt",
        "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-October/038019.html",
        "http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17150",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17216",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17230",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17231",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17238",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17248",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17340",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17360",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17444",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17445",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17480",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18376",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18584",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/20383",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015065",
        "http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.423056",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-010.htm",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-874",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-876",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1085",
        "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-15.xml"
    ]
}