CVE-2004-1617

Name: CVE-2004-1617
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2004-10-18T04:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.75%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-1617 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a web page or HTML email that contains invalid HTML including (1) a TEXTAREA tag with a large COLS value and (2) a large tag name in an element that is not terminated, as demonstrated by mangleme. NOTE: a followup suggests that the relevant trigger for this issue is the large COLS value.. EPSS estimates a 3.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Lynx, lynx-ssl, and lynx-cur before 2.8.6dev.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a web page or HTML email that contains invalid HTML including (1) a TEXTAREA tag with a large COLS value and (2) a large tag name in an element that is not terminated, as demonstrated by mangleme. NOTE: a followup suggests that the relevant trigger for this issue is the large COLS value.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.75%

88.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.7
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.1
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.2_rel1
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.3
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.3_dev22
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.3_pre5
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.3_rel1
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.4
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.4_rel1
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.5
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.5_dev2
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.5_dev3
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.5_dev4
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.5_dev5
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.5_dev8

References

Timeline

Published: Oct 18, 2004
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-1617?

How severe is CVE-2004-1617?

Severity scoring for CVE-2004-1617 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1617?

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Source: NVD / NIST