CVE catalog

CVE-2008-7224

elinks: CVE-2008-7224

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 14, 2009, 2:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.83% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	elinks	sid	`0.19.1-2.1`	fixed
Debian	elinks	forky	`0.19.1-2.1`	fixed
Debian	elinks	trixie	`0.18.0-1`	fixed
Debian	elinks	bookworm	`0.13.2-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	elinks	source	sid	`0.11.3-1`	low	Not reported	[380347]
Debian	elinks	source	forky	`0.11.3-1`	low	Not reported	[380347]
Debian	elinks	source	trixie	`0.11.3-1`	low	Not reported	[380347]
Debian	elinks	source	bookworm	`0.11.3-1`	low	Not reported	[380347]

[Debian bug #380347]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[elinks]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.13.2-1+b4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
- 0.13.2-1+b4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
[elinks-data]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
[elinks-doc]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[elinks]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.18.0-1+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
- 0.18.0-1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
[elinks-data]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
[elinks-doc]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.3-1
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:26 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]