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CVE-2010-2810

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2810 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the convert_to_idna function within Lynx versions 2.8.8dev.1 through 2.8.8dev.4. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a malformed URL with a percent character in the domain name. The CVSS score of 6.8 indicates a medium severity, with a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.8:dev.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.8:dev.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.8:dev.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.8:dev.4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0366 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2810

Lynx: Heap-based buffer overflow by processing URLs with % (percent) character in the domain name

Aug 5, 2010

References

marc.info
marc.info
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/lynx-cur/+bug/613254
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/61007
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1642-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2042
Vendor Advisory