CVE-2017-11114
The put_chars function in html_r.c in Twibright Links 2.14 allows remote attackers to cause a...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-11114- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-11114- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-2751 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-2751- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwjr-3xg2-2xrv
The put_chars function in html_r.c in Twibright Links 2.14 allows remote attackers to cause a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-jwjr-3xg2-2xrv- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-11114- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-11114
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11114- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11114
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11114- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0217 No score
Updated links packages fix security vulnerability
Buffer over-read vulnerability in case of corrupted UTF-8 data (CVE-2017-11114).
- Record
MGASA-2018-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11022-1 No score
links-2.24-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the links-2.24-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11022-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
links2Debian:12 |
before 2.14-3 | 2.14-3 |
links2Debian:13 |
before 2.14-3 | 2.14-3 |
links2Debian:14 |
before 2.14-3 | 2.14-3 |
linksMageia:5 |
before 2.15-3.mga5 | 2.15-3.mga5 |
linksMageia:6 |
before 2.15-3.mga6 | 2.15-3.mga6 |
links2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10-12.12-1 |
None known |
linksopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.24-1.2 | 2.24-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-11114 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Twibright Links, published July 31, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in links2 2.14-3.