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CVE-2004-1617

Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a web page or HTML email that contains invalid HTML including (1) a TEXTAREA tag with a large COLS value and (2) a large tag name in an element that is not terminated, as demonstrated by mangleme. NOTE: a followup suggests that the relevant trigger for this issue is the large COLS value.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-1617 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from university_of_kansas organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-10-18T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-06-16T22:08:03.317

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.7	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.1	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.2_rel1	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.3	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.3_dev22	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.3_pre5	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.3_rel1	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.4	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.4_rel1	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.5	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.5_dev2	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.5_dev3	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.5_dev4	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.5_dev5	Yes
Application	university_of_kansas	lynx	2.8.5_dev8	Yes

References

http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/20383 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011809 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1076 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1077 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1085 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435689/30/4740/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11443 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17804 ([email protected])
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/027709.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109811406620511&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20383 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011809 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1076 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1077 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1085 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435689/30/4740/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11443 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17804 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For university_of_kansas's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.