CVE-2002-2060 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Links 2.0 pre4, allowing remote attackers to crash client browsers and potentially execute arbitrary code through specially crafted large 16-bit PNG images containing malicious gamma tables. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it has a high severity, indicating a network-based attack with low access complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it's not on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0_pre4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twibright_labs:links:2.0_pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.