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Lynx NNTP Article Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Lynx is prone to a buffer overflow when handling NNTP article headers.

This issue may be exploited when the browser handles NNTP content, such as through 'news:' or 'nntp:' URIs. Successful exploitation will result in code execution in the context of the program user.







 

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