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title: "CVE-2010-2810\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-2810

Publication date 20 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the convert\_to\_idna function in
WWW/Library/Implementation/HTParse.c in Lynx 2.8.8dev.1 through 2.8.8dev.4
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed URL containing a %
(percent) character in the domain name.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| lynx-cur | 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.8.8dev.2-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2810?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| lynx-cur | * Other:   <https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2810)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2810)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-2810)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2810)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1642-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1642-1)
+ Lynx vulnerabilities
+ 29 November 2012

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2810>