elinks: entity_cache static array buffer overflow (off-by-one)
Published Sep 14, 2009
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.83%
Description
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
elinks-0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
elinks-0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1471
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | elinks-0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1471 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elinks-0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1471 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02835) | 86.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02835) | 84.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00926) | 74.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.59% (0.01588) | 87.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.59% (0.01588) | 87.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01588) | 85.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380347 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2008-February/001604.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://osvdb.org/41949 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7224 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523258 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7224
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10126 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7224
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380347 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2008-February/001604.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://osvdb.org/41949 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7224 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523258 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7224 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10126 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7224 |
Change history (0)
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