7.8

CVE-2008-7224: elinks

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-7224DSA-1902-1
Published 14-09-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-7224 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in elinks. EPSS estimates a 2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2009:1471

Timeline

  1. 14-09-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted link.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.83% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.debian.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • elinks< 0.11.1-1.2etch2 | < 0.11.3-1
Elinks1 product
  • elinks≤ 0.11.3 | 0.11.1 | 0.11.1-1 | 0.11.2

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links