CVE-2017-11114: twibright links Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-11114 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in twibright links. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 31-07-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The put_chars function in html_r.c in Twibright Links 2.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted HTML file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.89%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.89% on 06-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Mageia2 products
- links< 2.15-3.mga5
- links< 2.15-3.mga6
Debian1 product
- links2< 2.14-3
Opensuse1 product
- links&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.24-1.2
Twibright1 product
- links2.14
Ubuntu1 product
- links2All versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 6 products
