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CVE-2000-0209 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in Lynx 2.x allows remote attackers to crash)

Buffer overflow in Lynx 2.x allows remote attackers to crash Lynx and possibly execute commands via a long URL in a malicious web page.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0209
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.6
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-02-27
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Lynx 2.x allows remote attackers to crash Lynx and possibly execute commands via a long URL in a malicious web page.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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