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CVE-2005-3120

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 23.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-10-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score suggests a 23.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2005-3120
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
23.26%

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTrjis function in Lynx 2.8.6 and earlier allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via certain article headers containing Asian characters that cause Lynx to add extra escape (ESC) characters.