Lycos's vulnerability footprint centers on legacy web components and utilities such as HTMLGear GuestGear and FileUploader.dll, reflecting aging application frameworks and file-handling tools. The recurring signal points to memory-safety issues and operational-boundary violations characteristic of older web-application middleware, where proper bounds enforcement and input validation are core structural concerns. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Lycos over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2008-0443HIGH Heap-based buffer overflow in the FileUploader.FUploadCtl.1 ActiveX control in FileUploader.dll 2.0.0.2 in Lycos FileUploader Module allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary co | Jan 25, 2008 | 10.0 | 41 | NO | YES |
CVE-2006-2808MEDIUM Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lycos Tripod htmlGEAR guestGEAR (aka Guest Gear) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a guestbook post con | Jun 5, 2006 | 6.8 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2002-1493MEDIUM Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lycos HTMLGear guestbook allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script via (1) STYLE attributes or (2) SRC attributes in an IMG tag | Apr 2, 2003 | 4.3 | 21 | NO | YES |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Lycos.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Lycos — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.