CVE-2008-7224

Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.83%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record: CVE-2008-7224
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2008-7224
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-7183 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2008-7183
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq9x-f43x-2c77 No score

Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a...

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.

Record: GHSA-xq9x-f43x-2c77
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2008-7224
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-7224 No score

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7224
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

elinks

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`elinks` Debian:12	before 0.11.3-1	0.11.3-1
`elinks` Debian:13	before 0.11.3-1	0.11.3-1
`elinks` Debian:14	before 0.11.3-1	0.11.3-1
`elinks` Debian:4.0	before 0.11.1-1.2etch2, plus listed versions 0.11.1-1.20.11.1-1.2etch1	0.11.1-1.2etch2
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1	0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1	0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1	0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1	0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1	0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-7224 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Elinks, published September 14, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in elinks 0.11.3-1.

References

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